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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 Plantation Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plantation Estates 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 Plantation Estates:
    • 38.440084, -82.365151
    • 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 Plantation Estates
  • 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Since Plantation Estates is near Cabell County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Plantation Estates

Communities Also Named Plantation Estates ...

We found five communities that are also named Plantation Estates.

Within Ohio, the name Plantation Estates is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Plantation Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the south of the Plantation Estates that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Plantation Estates.
    • Georgia
      • Clarke County
      • This Plantation Estates is located in Clarke County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<1> to the south of the Plantation Estates that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Plantation Estates.
      • Paulding County
      • This Plantation Estates is located in Paulding County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km] to the south southwest of the Plantation Estates that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Plantation Estates.
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Plantation Estates is located in Wake County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Plantation Estates that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Plantation Estates.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Plantation Estates is located in Charleston County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Plantation Estates that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Plantation Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plantation Estates ...

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.

  • Chancellor Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chancellor Hills is located in Cabell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Hills
  • Crescent Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Crescent Lake is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
  • Fair Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fair Place is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Place
  • Garden Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Garden Farms is located in Cabell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
  • Hillview
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hillview is located in Cabell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
  • Home Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Home Park is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
  • Lock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lock is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
  • Park Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Park Hills is located in Cabell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
  • Pea Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Riverview
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Riverview is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Rockwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Rockwood is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Timberlake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Timberlake is located in Cabell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake

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

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

  • Ironton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Plantation Estates to Ironton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 288 miles [463.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,855 miles [11,032.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,731 miles [7,613.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Plantation Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Plantation Estates 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 Plantation Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4401, Longitude: -82.3652       In this case, the coordinates for Plantation Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.107 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.035 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.152 degrees.