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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Osage
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Osage ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Osage.
Within Ohio, the name Osage is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout 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
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- Oklahoma
- 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
- 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
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackhorse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhorse
- Blackhorse is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Cream City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cream City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Empire
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Empire is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Empire
- From Osage to Empire
- Forest View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
- Forest View is located in Jefferson County
- Green Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
- Irondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Island Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Island Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Island Creek
- From Osage to Island Creek
- Kings Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Kings Creek is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Lake Lodge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lodge
- Lake Lodge is located in Jefferson County
- Moscow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Overlook Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overlook Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Hills
- Overlook Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jefferson County
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- Pottery Addition
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottery Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottery Addition
- Pottery Addition is located in Jefferson County
- Shady Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Glen
- Shady Glen is located in Jefferson County
- Sugar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Winterdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterdale
- Winterdale is located in Jefferson County
- Wintersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Wintersville is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <6>
- Yellow Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Yellow Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Pottery Addition
How Far From Osage to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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<7>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<8> 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).<9>
- 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).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,577 miles [7,366 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Osage. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyoh.com/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Osage) to Point B.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 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 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> | 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.034 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.116 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.741 degrees. |