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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Nottingham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nottingham and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Nottingham:
    • 40.207568, -81.119269
    • 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 Nottingham
  • 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
    • Since Nottingham is near Belmont County and also Guernsey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Guernsey 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 Nottingham

Communities Also Named Nottingham ...

We found nineteen communities that are also named Nottingham.

There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Nottingham.

Beyond Ohio, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Cuyahoga County
      • This Nottingham is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Nottingham that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Nottingham.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Nottingham is located in Jefferson County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Nottingham that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Nottingham.
      • Talladega County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Nottingham [Talladega County].
    • Georgia
      • Cobb County
      • This Nottingham is located in Cobb County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Nottingham that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Nottingham.
    • Indiana
      • Wells County
      • This Nottingham is located in Wells County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the west of the Nottingham that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wells County community of Nottingham.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Nottingham is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Nottingham that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Nottingham.
      • Baltimore County
      • This Nottingham is located in Baltimore County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km] to the east southeast of the Nottingham that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Nottingham.
      • Prince George's 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 Maryland community of Nottingham [Prince George's County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Rockingham County
      • This Nottingham is located in Rockingham County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Nottingham that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Nottingham.
    • New Jersey
      • Mercer County
      • This Nottingham is located in Mercer County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the east of the Nottingham that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Nottingham.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Nottingham is located in Bucks County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the east of the Nottingham that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Nottingham.
      • Chester County
      • This Nottingham is located in Chester County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km] to the east of the Nottingham that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Nottingham.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Nottingham lies 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Nottingham that is located in Harrison County.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Nottingham is located in Harris County and lies 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Nottingham that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Nottingham.
    • Virginia
      • Northampton County
      • This Nottingham is located in Northampton County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Nottingham that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Nottingham.
      • Richmond City
      • This Nottingham is located in Richmond City and lies 265 miles [426.5 km] to the southeast of the Nottingham that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond City community of Nottingham.
      • Scott County
      • This Nottingham is located in Scott County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km] to the south southwest of the Nottingham that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Nottingham.
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha 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 West Virginia community of Nottingham [Kanawha County].
      • Pocahontas County
      • This Nottingham is located in Pocahontas County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Nottingham that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Nottingham.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nottingham ...

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.

  • Cabinet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cabinet is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabinet
  • Deersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Deersville is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Donnersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Donnersville is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnersville
  • Egypt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Egypt is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Flushing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Freeport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Laceyville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Laceyville is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceyville
  • Loghaven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Loghaven is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loghaven
  • Oakgrove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakgrove is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakgrove
  • Rock Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
  • Science Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Science Hill is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Science Hill
  • Shepherdstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Shepherdstown is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
  • Stacy ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Stacy is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
  • Uniontown ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Uniontown is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

How Far From Nottingham to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Nottingham to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Nottingham once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Nottingham and extending to:

  • Cadiz, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Nottingham 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 235 miles [378.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,009 miles [9,670.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,729 miles [10,829.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,604 miles [7,409.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nottingham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Nottingham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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 Nottingham 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 Nottingham 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 Nottingham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2076, Longitude: -81.1193       In this case, the coordinates for Nottingham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.292 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.369 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.015 degrees.