Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ragersville:
  • 40.452566, -81.626235
  • 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 Ragersville

• 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 Tuscarawas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
  • Since Ragersville is near Holmes County and also Coshocton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coshocton 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 Ragersville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ragersville ...

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.

• Baltic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Baltic is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <1>
• Blackband
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Blackband is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackband
• Farmerstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
• Fiat
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fiat is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
• Holly ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
• Joyce
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Joyce is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
• Limpytown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Limpytown is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limpytown
• Stone Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stone Creek is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stone Creek <1>
• Sugarcreek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sugarcreek is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugarcreek <1>
• Unionville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Unionville is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
• Winklepleck Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Winklepleck Grove is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winklepleck Grove

How Far From Ragersville to ...

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

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

• New Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Tuscarawas County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ragersville to New Philadelphia, 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 79 miles [127.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 266 miles [428.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 6,018 miles [9,685 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,740 miles [10,847 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,616 miles [7,428.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'