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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 Panhandle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Panhandle and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 40.358678, -80.868699
    • 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 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Since Panhandle is near Harrison County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Panhandle

Communities Also Named Panhandle ...

We found seven communities that are also named Panhandle.

There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Panhandle.

Beyond Ohio, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Adams County
      • This Panhandle is located in Adams County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Panhandle that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Panhandle.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Perry County
      • This Panhandle is located in Perry County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Panhandle that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Panhandle.
    • Georgia
      • Taylor County
      • This Panhandle is located in Taylor County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Panhandle that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Panhandle.
    • Kentucky
      • Breathitt County
      • This Panhandle is located in Breathitt County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Panhandle that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breathitt County community of Panhandle.
    • Nebraska
      • Cheyenne 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 Nebraska community of Panhandle [Cheyenne County].
    • Texas
      • Carson County
      • This Panhandle is located in Carson County and lies 1,167 miles [1,878.1 km]<1> to the west of the Panhandle that is located in Jefferson 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 891 miles [1,433.9 km] to the west southwest of the Panhandle that is located in Jefferson 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.

  • Amsterdam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Apex
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Apex is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
  • Cherry Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Valley is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Dogtown ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Dogtown is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • Fairplay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fairplay is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
  • Forest View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Forest View is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
  • Green Acres
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Lake Lodge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Lodge is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lodge
  • Piney Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Piney Fork is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Reeds Mill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Reeds Mill is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Mill
    • Unionport
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Unionport is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionport
    • Unionvale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Unionvale is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale
    • Winterdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Winterdale is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterdale
    • Wintersville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wolf Run
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Wolf Run is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Run

How Far From Panhandle 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 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:

  • Steubenville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Panhandle to Steubenville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 227 miles [365.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,992 miles [9,643.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,712 miles [10,801.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,588 miles [7,383.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 from Point A (ie- Panhandle) 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 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Panhandle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3587, Longitude: -80.8687       In this case, the coordinates for Panhandle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.13 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.208 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.848 degrees.