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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 Reservoir, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reservoir 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 Reservoir:
- 39.929699, -82.409416
- 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 Reservoir
- 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 Licking County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Licking County
- Since Reservoir is near Perry County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 Reservoir
Communities Also Named Reservoir ...
We found eight communities that are also named Reservoir.
There are two communities within Ohio that are also named Reservoir.
Beyond Ohio, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Huron County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Huron County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of Reservoir.
- Mercer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Reservoir [Mercer County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Reservoir [Jefferson County].
- Massachusetts
- Norfolk County
- This Reservoir is located in Norfolk County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Reservoir that is located in Licking County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Reservoir.
- Mississippi
- Rankin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Reservoir [Rankin County].
- Pennsylvania
- Blair County
- This Reservoir is located in Blair County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<3> to the east of the Reservoir that is located in Licking County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Reservoir.
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Reservoir [Montgomery County].
- Virginia
- Newport News City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Reservoir [Newport News City].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reservoir ...
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.
- Amsterdam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Amsterdam is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Edgewater Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Edgewater Beach is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
- Firemans Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Firemans Park is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firemans Park
- Fleatown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fleatown is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleatown
- Harbor Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hebron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lloyd Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Corners
- Locust Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shell Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shell Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Beach
- Thornville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ziontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ziontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ziontown
How Far From Reservoir 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 Reservoir to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Reservoir once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Reservoir and extending to:
- Newark, which is the Seat of Licking County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Reservoir to Newark, with an average speed<5> 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 31 miles [49.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 295 miles [474.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,073 miles [9,773.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,795 miles [10,935.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,671 miles [7,517.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Reservoir, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 Reservoir 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reservoir) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Reservoir 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 Reservoir. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9297, Longitude: -82.4094 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.103 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.251 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.693 degrees. |
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