Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Poulton:
  • 39.607574, -81.121221
  • 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 Poulton

• 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since Poulton is near Washington County and also Tyler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tyler 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 Poulton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Poulton ...

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.

• Alexis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Alexis is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
• Centerview ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerview is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
• Cross Keys ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cross Keys is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
• Fly
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fly is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
• Fly Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fly Ferry is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Ferry
• Glass
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Glass is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
• Graham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Graham is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
• Graysville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Graysville is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
• Hilltop
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hilltop is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Mechanicsburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
• Plainview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Plainview is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
• Quarry ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Quarry is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
• Stringtown ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Stringtown is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Trail Run ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Trail Run is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Run

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Poulton and extending to:

• Woodsfield, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Poulton to Woodsfield, with an average speed<2> 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 102 miles [164.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 223 miles [358.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,754 miles [10,869.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'