Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Parlett:
  • 40.307568, -80.862866
  • 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 Parlett

• 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 Parlett is near Harrison County and also Belmont 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 Belmont 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 Parlett

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parlett ...

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.

• Apex
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Apex is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
• Cherry Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairplay is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
• Fells ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fells is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fells
• Georgetown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Green Acres
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Greentown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greentown is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
• Panhandle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Panhandle is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panhandle
• Piney Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Piney Fork is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
• Reeds Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Reeds Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Mill
• Science Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Science Hill is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Science Hill
• Unionport
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Unionport is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionport
• Unionvale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Unionvale is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Parlett and extending to:

• Steubenville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Parlett to Steubenville, with an average speed<2> 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 114 miles [183.5 km] to the west (W). 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 225 miles [362.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,994 miles [9,646.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,714 miles [10,805.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,589 miles [7,385.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'