Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Old Washington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Washington and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Old Washington
- 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 Old Washington:
- 40.037720, -81.444041
- 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 Old Washington
- 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 Guernsey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Guernsey County
- Since Old Washington is near Noble County and also Belmont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Noble County
- eBird sighting report for Belmont 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 Old Washington ...
We found two communities that share the name Old Washington.
Within Ohio, the name Old Washington is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Mason County
- This Old Washington is located in Mason County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Old Washington that is located in Guernsey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Old Washington.
- Tennessee
- Rhea County
- This Old Washington is located in Rhea County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Old Washington that is located in Guernsey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rhea County community of Old Washington.
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Washington ...
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.
- Blacktop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Brady ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Center is located in Guernsey County
- Craig
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Elizabethtown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Guernsey County
- Kings Mine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mine
- Kings Mine is located in Guernsey County
- Kipling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Lore City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lore City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lore City
- Lore City is located in Guernsey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lore City <3>
How Far From Old Washington 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 village such as Old Washington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Old Washington and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Guernsey County, lies just to the West.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Old Washington to Columbus, with an average speed<4>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 247 miles [397.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,030 miles [9,704.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,625 miles [7,443.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Washington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Old Washington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Washington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0377, Longitude: -81.4440 In this case, the coordinates for Old Washington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Old Washington to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.50 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.58 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.22 degrees. |