Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pravo:
  • 40.519231, -80.832584
  • 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 Pravo

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Pravo is near Carroll County and also Columbiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbiana 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 Pravo

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pravo ...

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.

• Amsterdam
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Amsterdam is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <1>
• Apex
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Apex is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
• Cream City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cream City is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
• Diamond Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Diamond Valley is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Valley
• Harlem Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Harlem Springs is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Springs
• Haysville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Haysville is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
• Irondale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
• Island Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
• Lake Lodge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Lodge is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lodge
• Mechanicstown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mechanicstown is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicstown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicstown <1>
• Sugar Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
• Wolf Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolf Run is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Run
• Yellow Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Yellow Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek

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

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

• Steubenville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pravo to Steubenville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 230 miles [370.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,984 miles [9,630.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,704 miles [10,789 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,580 miles [7,370.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'