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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 Paintersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paintersville 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 Paintersville:
- 39.585617, -83.819648
- 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 Paintersville
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Paintersville is near Clinton County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Paintersville
Communities Also Named Paintersville ...
We found three communities that are also named Paintersville.
Within Ohio, the name Paintersville is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sacramento County
- This Paintersville is located in Sacramento County and lies 2,014 miles [3,241.2 km]<1> to the west of the Paintersville that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Paintersville.
- Pennsylvania
- Mifflin County
- This Paintersville is located in Mifflin County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Paintersville that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Paintersville.
- Westmoreland County
- This Paintersville is located in Westmoreland County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km] to the east northeast of the Paintersville that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Paintersville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paintersville ...
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.
- Bowersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Gunnerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gunnerville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnerville
- Gurneyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gurneyville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurneyville
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Little Center is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Center
- Maple Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maple Corner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Corner
- Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Silver Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Starbucktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Starbucktown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbucktown
- Stringtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From Paintersville 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 Paintersville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Paintersville and extending to:
- Xenia, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Paintersville to Xenia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 365 miles [587.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,745 miles [7,636.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Paintersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Paintersville 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 Paintersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5856, Longitude: -83.8196 In this case, the coordinates for Paintersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.993 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.214 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.443 degrees. |
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