Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Nelsonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nelsonville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Nelsonville
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Nelsonville:
- 39.455908, -82.221842
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Nelsonville
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Athens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Athens County
- Since Nelsonville is near Hocking County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hocking County
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Nelsonville ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Nelsonville.
Within Ohio, the name Nelsonville is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Nelsonville [Franklin County].
- Alaska
- This Nelsonville lies 3,472 miles [5,587.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Nelsonville that is located in Athens County.
- Arkansas
- Sharp County
- This Nelsonville is located in Sharp County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Nelsonville that is located in Athens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sharp County community of Nelsonville.
- Kentucky
- Nelson County
- This Nelsonville is located in Nelson County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Nelsonville that is located in Athens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Nelsonville.
- Michigan
- Schoolcraft County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Nelsonville [Schoolcraft County].
- Missouri
- Marion County
- This Nelsonville is located in Marion County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<2> to the west of the Nelsonville that is located in Athens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Nelsonville.
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- This Nelsonville is located in Monmouth County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<2> to the east of the Nelsonville that is located in Athens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Nelsonville.
- New York
- Putnam County
- This Nelsonville is located in Putnam County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Nelsonville that is located in Athens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Nelsonville.
- Texas
- Austin County
- This Nelsonville is located in Austin County and lies 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Nelsonville that is located in Athens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Austin County community of Nelsonville.
- Wisconsin
- Eau Claire County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Nelsonville [Eau Claire County].
- Portage County
- This Nelsonville is located in Portage County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Nelsonville that is located in Athens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Nelsonville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nelsonville ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Candy Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candy Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Carbon Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Carbondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Goose Run ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Greens Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Hocking ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Jobs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Lost Run ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Monday
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Redtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Sand Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Sand Run Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Run Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Truetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Truetown is located in Athens County
How Far From Nelsonville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Nelsonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nelsonville and extending to:
- Athens, which is the Seat of Athens County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nelsonville to Athens, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 280 miles [450.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,807 miles [10,954.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,682 miles [7,534.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nelsonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Athens County: www.athenscountygovernment.com/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Nelsonville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nelsonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nelsonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4559, Longitude: -82.2218 In this case, the coordinates for Nelsonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Nelsonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Nelsonville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.999 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.062 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.764 degrees. |