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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 Riceville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riceville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Riceville:
    • 39.906449, -83.804095
    • 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 Riceville
  • 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
    • Since Riceville is near Greene County and also Champaign County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Champaign 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 Riceville

Communities Also Named Riceville ...

We found nineteen communities that are also named Riceville.

Within Ohio, the name Riceville is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Crittenden County
      • This Riceville is located in Crittenden County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Riceville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crittenden County community of Riceville.
    • Indiana
      • Crawford County
      • This Riceville is located in Crawford County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Riceville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Riceville.
    • Iowa
      • Howard County
      • This Riceville is located in Howard County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Riceville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Riceville.
    • Kansas
      • Cherokee County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Cherokee County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Riceville.
      • Saline County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Riceville [Saline County].
    • Kentucky
      • Fulton County
      • This Riceville is located in Fulton County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the southwest of the Riceville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Riceville.
      • Johnson County
      • This Riceville is located in Johnson County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the south southeast of the Riceville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Riceville.
    • Louisiana
      • Vermilion Parish
      • This Riceville is located in Vermilion Parish and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the southwest of the Riceville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion Parish community of Riceville.
    • Mississippi
      • Harrison County
      • This Riceville is located in Harrison County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Riceville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Riceville.
      • Pearl River County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Riceville [Pearl River County].
    • Montana
      • Cascade County
      • This Riceville is located in Cascade County and lies 1,439 miles [2,315.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Riceville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cascade County community of Riceville.
    • New Brunswick
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Riceville.
    • New York
      • Cattaraugus County
      • This Riceville is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Riceville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Riceville.
      • Fulton County
      • This Riceville is located in Fulton County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km] to the east northeast of the Riceville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Riceville.
    • North Carolina
      • Buncombe County
      • This Riceville is located in Buncombe County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Riceville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Riceville.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Riceville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Crawford County
      • This Riceville is located in Crawford County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Riceville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Riceville.
    • Tennessee
      • McMinn County
      • This Riceville is located in McMinn County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the south of the Riceville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Riceville.
    • Virginia
      • Pittsylvania County
      • This Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the southeast of the Riceville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Riceville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Riceville ...

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.

  • Durbin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Durbin is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
  • Green Hedges
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Green Hedges is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
  • Greenlawn Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
  • Holiday Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Home Orchards
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Home Orchards is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Orchards
  • Karen Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Karen Woods is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Woods
  • Limecrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Limecrest is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limecrest
  • Limestone City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Limestone City is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
  • Locustgrove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Locustgrove is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustgrove
  • Meadow Lane
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Meadow Lane is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
  • Miracle Mile
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Miracle Mile is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Mile
  • Olympic Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Olympic Hills is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Hills
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Pitchin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pitchin is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitchin
    • Possum Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Possum Woods is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Woods
    • Rock Way
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Rock Way is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Way
    • Sun Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sun Valley is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Sunnyland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Sunnyland is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyland
    • Upper Fox Hollow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Upper Fox Hollow is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fox Hollow
    • Walnut Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Walnut Hills is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

How Far From Riceville 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 Riceville 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 Riceville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Riceville and extending to:

  • Springfield, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the North.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Riceville to Columbus, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 367 miles [590.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,130 miles [9,865.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,854 miles [11,030.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,731 miles [7,613.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riceville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Riceville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Riceville 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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Riceville 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 Riceville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9064, Longitude: -83.8041       In this case, the coordinates for Riceville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.979 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.245 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.336 degrees.