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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 Robyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Robyville 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 Robyville:
    • 40.207014, -80.879256
    • 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 Robyville
  • 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Since Robyville is near Harrison County and also Belmont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont 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 Robyville

Communities Also Named Robyville ...

We found one communities that are also named Robyville.

Within Ohio, the name Robyville is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Robyville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Robyville is located in Penobscot County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Robyville that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Robyville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Robyville ...

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.

  • Blainesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Blainesville is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainesville
  • Crescent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Crescent is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Georgetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Kinsman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kinsman is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman
  • Long Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Long Run is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Piney Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Piney Fork is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
  • Pleasant Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Science Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Science Hill is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Science Hill
  • Shepherdstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shepherdstown is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
  • Startle ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Startle is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startle
  • Unionvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Unionvale is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale

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

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

  • Steubenville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Robyville to Steubenville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 223 miles [358.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,999 miles [9,654.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,719 miles [10,813.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,594 miles [7,393.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Robyville) 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 Robyville 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 Robyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2070, Longitude: -80.8793       In this case, the coordinates for Robyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.143 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.20 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.906 degrees.