Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Powhattan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Powhattan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Powhattan
- 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 Powhattan:
- 40.041859, -83.68982
- 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 Powhattan
- 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 Champaign County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Champaign County
- Since Powhattan is near Clark County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clark County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Powhattan ...
We found three communities that share the name Powhattan.
Within Ohio, the name Powhattan is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Brown County
- This Powhattan is located in Brown County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the west of the Powhattan that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Powhattan.
- Labette 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 Powhattan [Labette County].
- Nemaha 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 Kansas community of Powhattan [Nemaha County].
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Powhattan ...
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.
- Bowlusville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowlusville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlusville
- Bowlusville is located in Champaign County
- Eagle City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Champaign County
- Glen Echo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Greenlawn Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenlawn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Holiday Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in Clark County
- Home Orchards
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home Orchards have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Orchards
- Home Orchards is located in Clark County
- Kingscreek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Mechanicsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicsburg is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <4>
- Miracle Mile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miracle Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Mile
- Miracle Mile is located in Clark County
- Mutual
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Olympic Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olympic Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Hills
- Olympic Hills is located in Clark County
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Spunky Puddle ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spunky Puddle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spunky Puddle
- Spunky Puddle is located in Clark County
- Walnut Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Walnut Hills is located in Clark County
- Olympic Hills
How Far From Powhattan 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 Powhattan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Powhattan and extending to:
- Urbana, which is the Seat of Champaign County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Powhattan to Columbus, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 363 miles [584.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,119 miles [9,847.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,844 miles [11,014.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,720 miles [7,596.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Powhattan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.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 '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- Powhattan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Powhattan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0419, Longitude: -83.6898 |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Powhattan 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> | 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. |
| <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 Powhattan 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 311.904 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.18 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.241 degrees. |