Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pigeye:
  • 39.921999, -84.311890
  • 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 Pigeye

• 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 Miami County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Miami County
  • Since Pigeye is near Montgomery County and also Darke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Darke 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 Pigeye

Communities Also Named Pigeye ...

We found one communities that are also named Pigeye.

Within Ohio, the name Pigeye is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Pigeye in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Marion County
    • This Pigeye is located in Marion County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pigeye that is located in Miami County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Pigeye.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pigeye ...

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.

• County Line ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • County Line is located in Miami County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
• Five Points
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Five Points is located in Miami County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Frederick
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Frederick is located in Miami County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
• Ginghamsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
• Happy Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Happy Corners is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Corners
• Little York
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Little York is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
• Pinchtown ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pinchtown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinchtown
• Sixmile
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sixmile is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
• Spanker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spanker is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanker
• Swanktown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Swanktown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanktown
• Union
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Union is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <2>

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

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

• Troy, which is the Seat of Miami County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pigeye to Troy, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 394 miles [634.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,875 miles [11,064.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,751 miles [7,646 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'