Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Qualey:
  • 39.354797, -81.758466
  • 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 Qualey

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Qualey ...

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.

• Big Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Big Run is located in Athens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
• Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Corner is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
• Frost
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Frost is located in Athens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
• Ireland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ireland is located in Athens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
• Layman
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Layman is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layman
• Little Hocking
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Hocking is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hocking
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Hocking <1>
• Porterfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Porterfield is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
• Redbush
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Redbush is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
• Tick Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Tick Ridge is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Ridge
• Torch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Torch is located in Athens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch
• Veto
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Veto is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto

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

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

• Marietta, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Qualey to Marietta, 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 five to six hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 78 miles [125.5 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 254 miles [408.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,073 miles [9,773.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,667 miles [7,510.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'