Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Powderlick:
  • 39.460062, -83.712979
  • 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 Powderlick

• 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Since Powderlick is near Greene County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Powderlick

Curious and Interesting Names Near Powderlick ...

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.

• Bowersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bowersville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
• Farmers
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Farmers is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
• Gunnerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Gunnerville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnerville
• Gurneyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gurneyville is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurneyville
• Highland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland is located in Highland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
• Lees Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
• Little Center
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Little Center is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Center
• Melvin
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Melvin is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
• Mount Pleasant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Snow Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Snow Hill is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
• Starbucktown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Starbucktown is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbucktown
• Wallopsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Wallopsburg is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallopsburg

How Far From Powderlick to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Powderlick to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Wilmington, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies just to the West.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Powderlick to Columbus, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 359 miles [577.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,870 miles [11,056.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,745 miles [7,636.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'