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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 Saint Clairsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Clairsville 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 Saint Clairsville:
    • 40.080507, -80.900909
    • 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 Saint Clairsville
  • 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 Saint Clairsville ...

We found one communities that share the name Saint Clairsville.

Within Ohio, the name Saint Clairsville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bedford County
      • This Saint Clairsville is located in Bedford County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the east of the Saint Clairsville that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Saint Clairsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Clairsville ...

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.

  • Blaine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Blainesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Crabapple
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crabapple have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple
    • Crabapple is located in Belmont County
  • Crescent
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Donnersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnersville
    • Donnersville is located in Belmont County
  • Echo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Echo is located in Belmont County
  • Fairpoint
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairpoint have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairpoint
    • Fairpoint is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairpoint <4>
  • Great Western
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Western have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Western
    • Great Western is located in Belmont County
  • Homeside
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeside
    • Homeside is located in Belmont County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Kinsman
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lloydsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloydsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
      • Lloydsville is located in Belmont County
    • Pleasant Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Belmont County
    • Provident
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Provident have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident
      • Provident is located in Belmont County
    • Shepherdstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
      • Shepherdstown is located in Belmont County
    • Uniontown ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Belmont County

How Far From Saint Clairsville 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 city such as Saint Clairsville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Clairsville to Columbus, with an average speed<5>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 221 miles [355.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,006 miles [9,665.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,600 miles [7,403 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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- Saint Clairsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Clairsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0805, Longitude: -80.9009    
<2>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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Saint Clairsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.162 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.202 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.961 degrees.