Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pratts Fork:
  • 39.192098, -82.017536
  • 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 Pratts Fork

• 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 Athens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Athens County
  • Since Pratts Fork is near Meigs County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason 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 Pratts Fork

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pratts Fork ...

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.

• Anthony
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Anthony is located in Athens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
• Chase
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Chase is located in Athens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
• Darwin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Darwin is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
• Flora
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Flora is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
• Hemlock Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hemlock Grove is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Grove
• Hull
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hull is located in Athens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
• Kingsbury
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kingsbury is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
• Pageville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pageville is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pageville
• Shade
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Shade is located in Athens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shade <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shade
  • From Pratts Fork to Shade
• Snowville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Snowville is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville

How Far From Pratts Fork to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pratts Fork and extending to:

• Athens, which is the Seat of Athens County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pratts Fork to Athens, with an average speed<3> 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 75 miles [120.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 267 miles [429.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,091 miles [9,802.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,809 miles [10,958 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,684 miles [7,538.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'