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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 Perrysville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Perrysville 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 Perrysville:
    • 40.464787, -81.094543
    • 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 Perrysville
  • 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 Perrysville ...

We found five communities that share the name Perrysville.

There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Perrysville.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Ashland County
      • This Perrysville is located in Ashland County and lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Perrysville that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashland County community of Perrysville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Vermillion County
      • This Perrysville is located in Vermillion County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the west of the Perrysville that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermillion County community of Perrysville.
    • Kansas
      • Franklin 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 Kansas community of Perrysville [Franklin County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Perrysville is located in Allegheny County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the east of the Perrysville that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Perrysville.
      • Westmoreland 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 Pennsylvania community of Perrysville [Westmoreland County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Perrysville ...

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.

  • Dutch Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
    • Dutch Corners is located in Carroll County
  • Grampian Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grampian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grampian Hills
    • Grampian Hills is located in Carroll County
  • Harlem Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlem Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Springs
    • Harlem Springs is located in Carroll County
  • Heritage Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
    • Heritage Hills is located in Carroll County
  • Hickory Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Leesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Leesville is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Piney View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
    • Piney View is located in Carroll County
  • Rock Canyon Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Canyon Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Canyon Park
    • Rock Canyon Park is located in Carroll County
  • Rockwood Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Park
    • Rockwood Park is located in Carroll County
  • Thornhill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornhill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
    • Thornhill is located in Carroll County
  • Toots Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toots Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toots Crossroads
    • Toots Crossroads is located in Carroll County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Perrysville and extending to:

  • Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the North.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Perrysville to Columbus, with an average speed<4>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 241 miles [387.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,997 miles [9,651.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,593 miles [7,391.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Perrysville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Carroll County: www.carrollcountyohio.net/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Perrysville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Perrysville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4648, Longitude: -81.0945       In this case, the coordinates for Perrysville 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 Perrysville 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 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 Perrysville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.266 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.378 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.913 degrees.









 

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