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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 Osage, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Osage 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 Osage:
- 40.474330, -80.722012
- 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 Osage
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Osage is near Hancock County and also Columbiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbiana 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 Osage
Communities Also Named Osage ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Osage.
Within Ohio, the name Osage is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Carroll County
- This Osage is located in Carroll County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Osage that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Osage.
- Illinois
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Osage [Franklin County].
- Iowa
- Mitchell County
- This Osage is located in Mitchell County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Osage that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Osage.
- Kansas
- Miami County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Osage [Miami County].
- Minnesota
- Becker County
- This Osage is located in Becker County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Osage that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Becker County community of Osage.
- Missouri
- Cole County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Osage [Cole County].
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- This Osage is located in Camden County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the east of the Osage that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Osage.
- Oklahoma
- Osage County
- This Osage is located in Osage County and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Osage that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Osage.
- Saskatchewan
- This Osage lies 1,282 miles [2,063.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Osage that is located in Jefferson County.
- Tennessee
- Henry County
- This Osage is located in Henry County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Osage that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Osage.
- Texas
- Colorado County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Colorado County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colorado County community of Osage.
- Coryell County
- This Osage is located in Coryell County and lies 1,122 miles [1,805.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Osage that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coryell County community of Osage.
- Virginia
- Patrick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Osage [Patrick County].
- West Virginia
- Monongalia County
- This Osage is located in Monongalia County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Osage that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Osage.
- Wyoming
- Weston County
- This Osage is located in Weston County and lies 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Osage that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weston County community of Osage.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Osage ...
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.
- Blackhorse ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blackhorse is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhorse
- Cream City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Empire
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Forest View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
- Green Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Irondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Island Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kings Creek is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Lake Lodge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Lodge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lodge
- Moscow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Overlook Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Overlook Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Hills
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pottery Addition
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pottery Addition is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottery Addition
- Shady Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shady Glen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Glen
- Sugar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Winterdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Winterdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterdale
- Wintersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Yellow Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
How Far From Osage 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 community such as Osage to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Osage and extending to:
- Steubenville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Osage to Columbus, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 224 miles [360.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,981 miles [9,625.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,701 miles [10,784.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,577 miles [7,366 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Osage) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Osage 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. |
| <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 Osage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Osage 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 Osage. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4743, Longitude: -80.7220 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.034 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.116 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.741 degrees. |
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