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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 Richmond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Richmond 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 Richmond:
    • 40.432841, -80.771890
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Richmond
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Richmond ...

We found 55 communities that share the name Richmond.

There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Richmond.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another 54 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 54 communities, 50 are located in the United States and twelve are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Richmond [Lake County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Dallas County
      • This Richmond is located in Dallas County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Richmond.
    • Arizona
      • Cochise County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Cochise County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Richmond.
    • Arkansas
      • Little River County
      • This Richmond is located in Little River County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Little River County community of Richmond.
    • British Columbia
      • This Richmond lies 2,123 miles [3,416.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
    • California
      • Contra Costa County
      • This Richmond is located in Contra Costa County and lies 2,211 miles [3,558.3 km]<2> to the west of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Richmond.
      • San Francisco County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Richmond [San Francisco County].
    • Florida
      • Miami-Dade County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Richmond [Miami-Dade County].
    • Georgia
      • Richmond County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Richmond [Richmond County].
    • Illinois
      • McHenry County
      • This Richmond is located in McHenry County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Richmond.
      • Tazewell County
      • This Richmond is located in Tazewell County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km] to the west of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Richmond.
    • Indiana
      • Wayne County
      • This Richmond is located in Wayne County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<2> to the west of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Richmond.
    • Iowa
      • Washington County
      • This Richmond is located in Washington County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<2> to the west of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Richmond.
    • Kansas
      • Franklin County
      • This Richmond is located in Franklin County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<2> to the west of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Richmond.
      • Nemaha County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Nemaha County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nemaha County community of Richmond.
    • Kentucky
      • Madison County
      • This Richmond is located in Madison County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Richmond.
    • Louisiana
      • Madison Parish
      • This Richmond is located in Madison Parish and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison Parish community of Richmond.
    • Maine
      • Sagadahoc County
      • This Richmond is located in Sagadahoc County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sagadahoc County community of Richmond.
    • Massachusetts
      • Berkshire County
      • This Richmond is located in Berkshire County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Richmond.
    • Michigan
      • Allegan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Richmond [Allegan County].
      • Macomb County
      • This Richmond is located in Macomb County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Richmond.
    • Minnesota
      • Stearns County
      • This Richmond is located in Stearns County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stearns County community of Richmond.
      • Winona County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Richmond [Winona County].
    • Mississippi
      • Lee County
      • This Richmond is located in Lee County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Richmond.
      • Rankin County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Richmond [Rankin County].
    • Missouri
      • Howard County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Howard County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Richmond.
      • Ray County
      • This Richmond is located in Ray County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<2> to the west of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ray County community of Richmond.
    • Nebraska
      • Holt County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Holt County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Richmond.
    • Nevada
      • Lincoln County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Richmond.
    • New Hampshire
      • Cheshire County
      • This Richmond is located in Cheshire County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Richmond.
    • New Mexico
      • Hidalgo County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Hidalgo County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Richmond.
    • New York
      • Richmond County
      • This Richmond is located in Richmond County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<2> to the east of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Richmond.
    • North Carolina
      • Chatham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Richmond [Chatham County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Richmond lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
    • Oklahoma
      • Woodward County
      • This Richmond is located in Woodward County and lies 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km]<2> to the west of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodward County community of Richmond.
    • Ontario
      • This Richmond lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<2> to the north of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
    • Oregon
      • Wheeler County
      • This Richmond is located in Wheeler County and lies 1,996 miles [3,212.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wheeler County community of Richmond.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clarion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Richmond [Clarion County].
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Richmond [Franklin County].
      • Northampton County
      • This Richmond is located in Northampton County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<2> to the east of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Richmond.
      • Philadelphia County
      • This Richmond is located in Philadelphia County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km] to the east of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Richmond.
      • York County
      • This Richmond is located in York County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km] to the east of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Richmond.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Richmond lies 937 miles [1,508 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
    • Quebec
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Richmond.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Richmond [Providence County].
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This Richmond is located in Berkeley County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<2> to the south of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Richmond.
    • South Dakota
      • Brown County
      • This Richmond is located in Brown County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Richmond.
    • Tennessee
      • Bedford County
      • This Richmond is located in Bedford County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Richmond.
    • Texas
      • Fort Bend County
      • This Richmond is located in Fort Bend County and lies 1,128 miles [1,815.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Richmond.
    • Utah
      • Cache County
      • This Richmond is located in Cache County and lies 1,607 miles [2,586.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of Richmond.
    • Vermont
      • Chittenden County
      • This Richmond is located in Chittenden County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chittenden County community of Richmond.
    • Virginia
      • Henrico County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Richmond [Henrico County].
      • Richmond City
      • This Richmond is located in Richmond City and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond City community of Richmond.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Richmond [King County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Walworth County
      • This Richmond is located in Walworth County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Richmond that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Richmond.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Richmond ...

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.

  • Fairplay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairplay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
    • Fairplay is located in Jefferson County
  • Forest View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
    • Forest View is located in Jefferson County
  • Green Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
  • Island Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
    • Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Lake Lodge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lodge
    • Lake Lodge is located in Jefferson County
  • Overlook Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overlook Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Hills
    • Overlook Hills is located in Jefferson County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Jefferson County
  • Reeds Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Mill
    • Reeds Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Unionport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionport
    • Unionport is located in Jefferson County
  • Winterdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterdale
    • Winterdale is located in Jefferson County
  • Wintersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
    • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <5>
  • Wolf Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Run
    • Wolf Run is located in Jefferson County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Richmond and extending to:

  • Steubenville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Richmond to Columbus, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 225 miles [362.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,985 miles [9,631.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,705 miles [10,790.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,580 miles [7,370.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Richmond. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyoh.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Richmond 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.
<2>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- Richmond) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Richmond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4328, Longitude: -80.7719       In this case, the coordinates for Richmond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Richmond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Richmond to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.067 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.147 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.778 degrees.









 

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