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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 Petersburgh, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Petersburgh 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 Petersburgh:
    • 40.513953, -81.112322
    • 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 Petersburgh
  • 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Since Petersburgh is near Harrison County and also Tuscarawas 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 Tuscarawas 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 Petersburgh

Communities Also Named Petersburgh ...

We found seven communities that are also named Petersburgh.

Within Ohio, the name Petersburgh is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Ashley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Petersburgh [Ashley County].
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Petersburgh [Arapahoe County].
    • Kansas
      • Butler County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Petersburgh [Butler County].
      • Doniphan County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Doniphan County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Doniphan County community of Petersburgh.
      • Lane County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Petersburgh [Lane County].
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Petersburgh.
    • Texas
      • Lavaca County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Lavaca County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lavaca County community of Petersburgh.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Petersburgh ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dutch Corners is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
  • Grampian Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Grampian Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grampian Hills
  • Heritage Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Hickory Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Perrysville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Perrysville is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
  • Pigtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pigtown is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigtown
  • Piney View
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Piney View is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
  • Rock Canyon Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Canyon Park is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Canyon Park
  • Rockwood Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Rockwood Park is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Park
  • Thornhill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Thornhill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
  • Toots Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Toots Crossroads is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toots Crossroads

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Petersburgh and extending to:

  • Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 105 miles [169 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Petersburgh 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 243 miles [391.1 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 5,995 miles [9,648 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,592 miles [7,390.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Petersburgh 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.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Petersburgh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Petersburgh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Petersburgh 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 Petersburgh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5140, Longitude: -81.1123       In this case, the coordinates for Petersburgh have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.275 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.396 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.904 degrees.