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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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Saint Clairsville
- 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 Belmont County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
- Since Saint Clairsville is near Harrison County and also Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Saint Clairsville
Communities Also Named Saint Clairsville ...
We found one communities that are also named 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)
- Crabapple is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple
- Crescent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Donnersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Donnersville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnersville
- Echo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Echo is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Fairpoint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Great Western
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Great Western is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Western
- Homeside
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Homeside is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeside
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Kinsman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lloydsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lloydsville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Provident
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Provident is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident
- Shepherdstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherdstown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
- Uniontown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,600 miles [7,403 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Saint Clairsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.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 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.162 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.202 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.961 degrees. |
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