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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 Powell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Powell and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Powell:
    • 40.305903, -81.701792
    • 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 Powell
  • 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 Coshocton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coshocton County
    • Since Powell is near Tuscarawas County and also Guernsey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Guernsey 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 Powell

Communities Also Named Powell ...

We found 43 communities that are also named Powell.

There are two communities within Ohio that are also named Powell.

Beyond Ohio, we know of 41 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 41 communities, 42 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Delaware County
      • This Powell is located in Delaware County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the west of the Powell that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Powell.
    • Muskingum County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Powell [Muskingum County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • DeKalb County
      • This Powell is located in DeKalb County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Powell that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Powell.
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Powell is located in Lauderdale County and lies 476 miles [766 km] to the southwest of the Powell that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Powell.
    • Arizona
      • Mohave County
      • This Powell is located in Mohave County and lies 1,819 miles [2,927.4 km]<1> to the west of the Powell that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Powell.
    • Arkansas
      • Craighead County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Powell [Craighead County].
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Powell [Madison County].
      • Marion County
      • This Powell is located in Marion County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Powell that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Powell.
    • Colorado
      • Las Animas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Powell [Las Animas County].
      • Logan County
      • This Powell is located in Logan County and lies 1,114 miles [1,792.8 km]<1> to the west of the Powell that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Powell.
    • Florida
      • Hernando County
      • This Powell is located in Hernando County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the south of the Powell that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hernando County community of Powell.
    • Georgia
      • Bleckley County
      • This Powell is located in Bleckley County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the south of the Powell that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bleckley County community of Powell.
      • Fulton County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Powell [Fulton County].
      • Lamar County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Powell [Lamar County].
    • Kansas
      • Phillips County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Powell [Phillips County].
    • Kentucky
      • Estill County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Powell [Estill County].
    • Louisiana
      • Jefferson Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Powell [Jefferson Parish].
      • West Feliciana Parish
      • This Powell is located in West Feliciana Parish and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Powell that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Feliciana Parish community of Powell.
    • Manitoba
      • This Powell lies 1,265 miles [2,035.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Powell that is located in Coshocton County.
    • Michigan
      • Marquette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Powell [Marquette County].
    • Minnesota
      • Todd County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Powell [Todd County].
    • Mississippi
      • Coahoma County
      • This Powell is located in Coahoma County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Powell that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coahoma County community of Powell.
    • Missouri
      • Cass County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Cass County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Powell.
      • McDonald County
      • This Powell is located in McDonald County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Powell that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonald County community of Powell.
      • Pettis County
      • This community is historic and although located in Pettis County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pettis County community of Powell.
    • Nebraska
      • Jefferson County
      • This Powell is located in Jefferson County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<1> to the west of the Powell that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Powell.
    • North Carolina
      • Pitt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Powell [Pitt County].
    • North Dakota
      • Grand Forks County
      • This Powell is located in Grand Forks County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Powell that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand Forks County community of Powell.
    • Oklahoma
      • Marshall County
      • This Powell is located in Marshall County and lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Powell that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Powell.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bradford County
      • This Powell is located in Bradford County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Powell that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Powell.
      • Lackawanna County
      • This Powell is located in Lackawanna County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km] to the east northeast of the Powell that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Powell.
    • South Dakota
      • Edmunds County
      • This Powell is located in Edmunds County and lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Powell that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edmunds County community of Powell.
      • Haakon County
      • This Powell is located in Haakon County and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km] to the west northwest of the Powell that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haakon County community of Powell.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Powell is located in Knox County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Powell that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Powell.
      • Lawrence County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Powell [Lawrence County].
    • Texas
      • Navarro County
      • This Powell is located in Navarro County and lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Powell that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Powell.
      • San Augustine County
      • This Powell is located in San Augustine County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km] to the southwest of the Powell that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Augustine County community of Powell.
    • Virginia
      • Pittsylvania County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Powell [Pittsylvania County].
    • Washington
      • Stevens County
      • This Powell is located in Stevens County and lies 1,859 miles [2,991.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Powell that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stevens County community of Powell.
    • West Virginia
      • Marion County
      • This Powell is located in Marion County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Powell that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Powell.
    • Wisconsin
      • Iron County
      • This Powell is located in Iron County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Powell that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Powell.
      • Oneida County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Powell [Oneida County].
    • Wyoming
      • Park County
      • This Powell is located in Park County and lies 1,403 miles [2,257.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Powell that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Powell.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Powell ...

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.

  • Chili
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chili is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
  • Creekside Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Creekside Crossing is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Crossing
  • Flat Iron Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Flat Iron Corner is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron Corner
  • Hardscrabble
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hardscrabble is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
  • Holly ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Holly is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Low Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Low Gap is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
  • Newcomerstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Orange
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Orange is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Pearl
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pearl is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Shady Bend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Shady Bend is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bend
  • Wolf
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Wolf is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf

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

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

  • Coshocton, which is the Seat of Coshocton County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Powell to Columbus, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 266 miles [428.1 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 6,028 miles [9,701.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,625 miles [7,443.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Powell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Powell could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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 Powell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Powell 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 Powell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3059, Longitude: -81.7018       In this case, the coordinates for Powell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.65 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.791 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.245 degrees.