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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 Rinard Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rinard Mills 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 Rinard Mills:
- 39.584796, -81.155111
- 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 Rinard Mills
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Rinard Mills is near Washington County and also Tyler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tyler 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 Rinard Mills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rinard Mills ...
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.
- Alexis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alexis is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Archers Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Archers Fork is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archers Fork
- Carter ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Centerview ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Cross Keys ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cross Keys is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Fly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fly is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Friendly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Glass
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glass is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
- Graham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Grandview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Graysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Hilltop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hilltop is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Long Reach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Long Reach is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Reach
- Mechanicsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Plainview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Quarry ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Quarry is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
- Stringtown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stringtown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Sycamore Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore Valley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Valley
- Trail Run ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trail Run is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Run
How Far From Rinard Mills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rinard Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rinard Mills and extending to:
- Woodsfield, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Rinard Mills to Woodsfield, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 101 miles [162.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 225 miles [362.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,038 miles [9,717.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,631 miles [7,452.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rinard Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Rinard Mills 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 Rinard Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5848, Longitude: -81.1551 In this case, the coordinates for Rinard Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.337 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.327 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.245 degrees. |
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