Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rempel:
  • 38.939574, -82.523117
  • 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 Rempel

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Rempel is near Gallia County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Rempel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rempel ...

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.

• Centerpoint
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerpoint is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerpoint
• Centerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
• Clay
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Clay is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
• Edna ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Edna is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
• Four Mile
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Four Mile is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
• Horeb
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Horeb is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horeb
• Keystone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Keystone is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Kitchen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kitchen is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchen
• Limestone ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Limestone is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
• Rocky Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rocky Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill

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

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

• Jackson, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rempel to Jackson, 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 75 miles [120.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 294 miles [473.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,123 miles [9,854 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,841 miles [11,009.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,717 miles [7,591.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'