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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 Rush, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rush 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 Rush:
- 40.310623, -81.367890
- 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 Rush
- 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 Tuscarawas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
- Since Rush is near Harrison County and also Guernsey 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 Guernsey 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 Rush
Communities Also Named Rush ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Rush.
Within Ohio, the name Rush is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Marion County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Rush [Marion County].
- Colorado
- El Paso County
- This Rush is located in El Paso County and lies 1,210 miles [1,947.3 km]<2> to the west of the Rush that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Rush.
- Georgia
- Webster 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 Georgia community of Rush [Webster County].
- Illinois
- Jo Daviess 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 Illinois community of Rush [Jo Daviess County].
- Kentucky
- Boyd County
- This Rush is located in Boyd County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Rush that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyd County community of Rush.
- Carter 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 Kentucky community of Rush [Carter County].
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This Rush is located in Allegany County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Rush that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Rush.
- Missouri
- Andrew 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 Missouri community of Rush [Andrew County].
- Nebraska
- Franklin County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Franklin County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Rush.
- New York
- Monroe County
- This Rush is located in Monroe County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Rush that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Rush.
- North Carolina
- Randolph 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 North Carolina community of Rush [Randolph County].
- Pennsylvania
- Susquehanna County
- This Rush is located in Susquehanna County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Rush that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Rush.
- Texas
- Hidalgo County
- This Rush is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,372 miles [2,208 km]<2> to the southwest of the Rush that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Rush.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rush ...
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.
- Deersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Elm ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elm is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Feed Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glasgow is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Lock Seventeen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lock Seventeen is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Seventeen
- Riverside Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverside Park is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rock is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Royal Lane Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Royal Lane Park is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lane Park
- Stillwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Three Legs Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Three Legs Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Legs Town
- Yankeetown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Yankeetown is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
How Far From Rush 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 community such as Rush to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rush and extending to:
- New Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Tuscarawas County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rush to New Philadelphia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 250 miles [402.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,014 miles [9,678.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,735 miles [10,838.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,611 miles [7,420.7 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 Rush, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Rush) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rush 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'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 Rush 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 Rush. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3106, Longitude: -81.3679 In this case, the coordinates for Rush have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.442 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.555 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.091 degrees. |
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