Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Reinersville:
  • 39.686789, -81.661177
  • 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 Reinersville

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reinersville ...

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.

• Cabinville ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cabinville is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabinville
• Centerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Cloud ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cloud is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud
• Coal Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Coal Hill is located in Muskingum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
• Keith
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Keith is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
• Moscow Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Moscow Mills is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Mills
• Olive Green
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Olive Green is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Olive Green
  • From Reinersville to Olive Green
• Relief
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Relief is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
• Rich Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rich Valley is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Valley
• Three Forks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Three Forks is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
• Unionville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Unionville is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
• Young Hickory
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Young Hickory is located in Muskingum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Hickory

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Reinersville and extending to:

• McConnelsville, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Reinersville to McConnelsville, with an average speed<2> 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 73 miles [117.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,054 miles [9,743 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,773 miles [10,900.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,649 miles [7,481.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'