Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Prattsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prattsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Prattsville
- 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 Prattsville:
- 39.238683, -82.391265
- 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 Prattsville
- 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 Vinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Vinton County
- Since Prattsville is near Meigs County and also Athens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- eBird sighting report for Athens 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 Prattsville ...
We found three communities that share the name Prattsville.
Within Ohio, the name Prattsville is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Grant County
- This Prattsville is located in Grant County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Prattsville that is located in Vinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Prattsville.
- New York
- Greene County
- This Prattsville is located in Greene County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Prattsville that is located in Vinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Prattsville.
- Utah
- Sevier County
- This Prattsville is located in Sevier County and lies 1,582 miles [2,546 km]<1> to the west of the Prattsville that is located in Vinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Prattsville.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Prattsville ...
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.
- Elk Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Hawks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Hope ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - King's Station ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for King's Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Moonville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Pincher ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Puritan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Red Diamond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Diamond
- Red Diamond is located in Vinton County
- Valley Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ford
- Valley Ford is located in Meigs County
- Zeal ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Prattsville 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 Prattsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Prattsville and extending to:
- McArthur, which is the Seat of Vinton County, lies just to the West.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Prattsville to Columbus, with an average speed<4> 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 287 miles [461.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,104 miles [9,823.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,823 miles [10,980.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,698 miles [7,560.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prattsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prattsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prattsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2387, Longitude: -82.3913 In this case, the coordinates for Prattsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Prattsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.109 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.155 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.91 degrees. |