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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Nineveh.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Nineveh, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nineveh and the surrounding area.
- 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 Nineveh:
- 40.048939, -84.545231<1>
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Nineveh
- 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 Darke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Darke County
- Since Nineveh is near Miami County and also Preble County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Preble 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Nineveh
Communities Also Named Nineveh ...
We found nine communities that are also named Nineveh.
Within Ohio, the name Nineveh is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Nineveh, Johnson County
- This Nineveh is located in Johnson County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Nineveh that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Nineveh.
- Missouri
- Nineveh, Adair County
- This Nineveh is located in Adair County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<2> to the west of the Nineveh that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Nineveh.
- New York
- Nineveh, Broome County
- This Nineveh is located in Broome County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Nineveh that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Nineveh.
- Nova Scotia
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Nineveh.
- Pennsylvania
- Nineveh, Clarion County
- This Nineveh is located in Clarion County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Nineveh that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Nineveh.
- Nineveh, Greene County
- This Nineveh is located in Greene County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km] to the east of the Nineveh that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Nineveh.
- Nineveh, Westmoreland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Nineveh [Westmoreland County].
- Texas
- Nineveh, Leon County
- This Nineveh is located in Leon County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Nineveh that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Nineveh.
- Virginia
- Nineveh, Warren County
- This Nineveh is located in Warren County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<2> to the east of the Nineveh that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Nineveh.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nineveh ...
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.
- Fourmans Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fourmans Corners is also located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmans Corners
- Frys Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Frys Corners is also located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frys Corners
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jaysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jaysville is also located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaysville
- Painter Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Painter Creek is also located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Creek
- Poplar Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Poplar Ridge is also located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Red River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red River is also located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
- Steel Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Steel Point is also located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Point
- Union Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Corners is also located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corners
How Far From Nineveh 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 included the distance from a community such as Nineveh to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nineveh and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Darke County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 82 miles [132 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Nineveh to Columbus, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 407 miles [655 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,152 miles [9,900.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,756 miles [7,654 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Nineveh:
Decimal: 40.04893, -84.545231
DDMMSS: 40° 2' 56", -84° 32' 42" |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nineveh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Nineveh 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Nineveh to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nineveh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0489, Longitude: -84.5452 In this case, the coordinates for Nineveh have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.446 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.799 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.634 degrees. |
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