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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Racine:
    • 38.968906, -81.912125
    • 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 Racine
  • 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 Meigs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
    • Since Racine is near Mason County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Racine

Communities Also Named Racine ...

We found ten communities that are also named Racine.

Within Ohio, the name Racine is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Buena Vista County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Racine [Buena Vista County].
      • Hardin County
      • This Racine is located in Hardin County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Racine that is located in Meigs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Racine.
    • Kansas
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Racine [Jackson County].
    • Minnesota
      • Mower County
      • This Racine is located in Mower County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Racine that is located in Meigs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mower County community of Racine.
    • Missouri
      • Newton County
      • This Racine is located in Newton County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<2> to the west of the Racine that is located in Meigs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Racine.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Beaver County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Racine [Beaver County].
      • Washington 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 Pennsylvania community of Racine [Washington County].
    • Quebec
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Racine.
    • West Virginia
      • Boone County
      • This Racine is located in Boone County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Racine that is located in Meigs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Racine.
    • Wisconsin
      • Racine County
      • This Racine is located in Racine County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Racine that is located in Meigs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Racine County community of Racine.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Racine ...

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.

  • Antiquity
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Antiquity is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiquity
  • Apple Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Apple Grove is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
  • Bald Knobs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bald Knobs is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knobs
  • Board
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Board is located in Mason County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board
  • Dutchtown ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dutchtown is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
  • Five Points
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Points is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Forest Run ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Run is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Run
  • Great Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Great Bend is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
  • Hills Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hills Crossing is located in Jackson County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossing
  • Longdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Longdale is located in Mason County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
  • Minersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Minersville is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
  • Oakgrove ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Oakgrove is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakgrove
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Plants
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Plants is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
    • Sassafras
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
    • School House ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • School House is located in Jackson County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School House
    • Spiller
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Spiller is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
    • Willow Grove ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Racine and extending to:

  • Pomeroy, which is the Seat of Meigs County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Racine to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 261 miles [420 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,814 miles [10,966.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,689 miles [7,546.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Racine 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Racine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Racine to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Racine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9689, Longitude: -81.9121       In this case, the coordinates for Racine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.819 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.785 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.785 degrees.