Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Overlook Hills

• 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 Overlook Hills:
  • 40.383679, -80.692022
  • 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 Overlook Hills

• 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 Overlook Hills is near Brooke County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brooke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Overlook Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Overlook Hills ...

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.

• Dogtown ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dogtown is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Fishersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fishersville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
• Forest View
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Forest View is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
• Green Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Island Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
• Lake Lodge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Lodge is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lodge
• Lincoln Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Pleasant Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Heights is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
• Pleasant Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Pottery Addition
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pottery Addition is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottery Addition
• Reeds Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Reeds Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Mill
• Sunshine Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunshine Park is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
• Winterdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Winterdale is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterdale
• Wintersville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <1>

How Far From Overlook Hills 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 Overlook Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Overlook Hills and extending to:

• Steubenville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Overlook Hills to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 219 miles [352.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,984 miles [9,630.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,704 miles [10,789 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,579 miles [7,369.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'