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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 Reedsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reedsville 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 Reedsville:
- 39.121467, -81.747631
- 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 Reedsville
- 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 Reedsville is near Wood County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wood 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 Reedsville
Communities Also Named Reedsville ...
We found four communities that are also named Reedsville.
Within Ohio, the name Reedsville is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Marshall County
- This Reedsville is located in Marshall County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the west of the Reedsville that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Reedsville.
- Pennsylvania
- Mifflin County
- This Reedsville is located in Mifflin County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Reedsville that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Reedsville.
- West Virginia
- Preston County
- This Reedsville is located in Preston County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Reedsville that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Reedsville.
- Wisconsin
- Manitowoc County
- This Reedsville is located in Manitowoc County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Reedsville that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manitowoc County community of Reedsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reedsville ...
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.
- Eden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Hockingport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hockingport is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockingport
- Joppa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Lee Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lee Creek is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Lone Cedar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lone Cedar is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Cedar
- Long Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manganese ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Manganese is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manganese
- Neptune
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Pond Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pond Creek is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek
- Randolph Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Randolph Landing is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Landing
- Rushville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rushville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Success
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Success is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
How Far From Reedsville 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 Reedsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Reedsville and extending to:
- Pomeroy, which is the Seat of Meigs County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Reedsville to Pomeroy, 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 88 miles [141.6 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 253 miles [407.2 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 6,083 miles [9,789.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,800 miles [10,943.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,676 miles [7,525.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Reedsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Reedsville 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 Reedsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1215, Longitude: -81.7476 In this case, the coordinates for Reedsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.715 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.688 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.663 degrees. |
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