Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Plainsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plainsburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Plainsburg
- 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 Plainsburg:
- 40.650338, -81.606513
- 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 Plainsburg
- 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 Stark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stark County
- Since Plainsburg is near Tuscarawas County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
- eBird sighting report for Wayne 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Plainsburg ...
We found one communities that share the name Plainsburg.
Within Ohio, the name Plainsburg is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Plainsburg in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Merced County
- This Plainsburg is located in Merced County and lies 2,075 miles [3,339.4 km]<1> to the west of the Plainsburg that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merced County community of Plainsburg.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Plainsburg ...
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.
- Beartown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Stark County
- Dundee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Dundee is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <3>
- Elton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Park Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
- Park Heights is located in Stark County
- Pigeon Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run
- Pigeon Run is located in Stark County
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Smoketown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Trail
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Winklepleck Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winklepleck Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winklepleck Grove
- Winklepleck Grove is located in Tuscarawas County
How Far From Plainsburg 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 Plainsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Plainsburg once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Plainsburg and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Stark County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Plainsburg to Canton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 270 miles [434.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,009 miles [9,670.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,731 miles [10,832.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,607 miles [7,414.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Stark County: www.co.stark.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Plainsburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plainsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6503, Longitude: -81.6065 In this case, the coordinates for Plainsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Plainsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Plainsburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.578 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.761 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.083 degrees. |