Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Panhandle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Panhandle and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Panhandle
- 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 Panhandle:
- 38.811183, -83.606029
- 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 Panhandle
- 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Since Panhandle is near Brown County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Brown County
- eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Panhandle ...
We found seven communities that share the name Panhandle.
There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Panhandle.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Nebraska
- Texas
- Carson County
- This Panhandle is located in Carson County and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<1> to the west of the Panhandle that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carson County community of Panhandle.
- Cass County
- This Panhandle is located in Cass County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km] to the west southwest of the Panhandle that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Panhandle.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Panhandle ...
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.
- Bradysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradysville
- Bradysville is located in Adams County
- Bradysville has also been known as:
- Centerville
- Centreville
- Catbird
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Cherry Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- Irwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Lynx
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Lynx is located in Adams County
- Paradise Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
- Paradise Hills is located in Adams County
- Redoak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Sand Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Seaman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman
- Seaman is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 886 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaman <4>
- Trinity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Unity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Unity is located in Adams County
How Far From Panhandle 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 Panhandle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Panhandle and extending to:
- West Union, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Panhandle to Columbus, with an average speed<5>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 353 miles [568.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,172 miles [9,932.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,768 miles [7,673.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Panhandle. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Panhandle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Panhandle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8112, Longitude: -83.6060 In this case, the coordinates for Panhandle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Panhandle 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> | 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. |
| <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 Panhandle to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.868 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.958 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.584 degrees. |