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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 John, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint John 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 John:
    • 40.131715, -84.599122
    • 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 John
  • 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 John ...

We found 26 communities that share the name Saint John.

Within Ohio, the name Saint John is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 24 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Glenn County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Saint John [Glenn County].
    • Indiana
      • Lake County
      • This Saint John is located in Lake County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Saint John that is located in Darke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Saint John.
      • Warrick County
      • This Saint John is located in Warrick County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the southwest of the Saint John that is located in Darke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warrick County community of Saint John.
    • Kansas
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Saint John [Franklin County].
      • Logan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Saint John [Logan County].
      • Stafford County
      • This Saint John is located in Stafford County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<2> to the west of the Saint John that is located in Darke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Saint John.
    • Kentucky
      • Hardin County
      • This Saint John is located in Hardin County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Saint John that is located in Darke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Saint John.
    • Louisiana
      • Lafourche Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Saint John [Lafourche Parish].
      • Saint John the Baptist Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Saint John [Saint John the Baptist Parish].
      • Saint Martin Parish
      • This Saint John is located in Saint Martin Parish and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Saint John that is located in Darke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Martin Parish community of Saint John.
      • Tensas Parish
      • This Saint John is located in Tensas Parish and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km] to the southwest of the Saint John that is located in Darke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tensas Parish community of Saint John.
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Saint John is located in Aroostook County and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Saint John that is located in Darke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Saint John.
    • Missouri
      • Pulaski County
      • This Saint John is located in Pulaski County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Saint John that is located in Darke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Saint John.
      • Putnam County
      • This Saint John is located in Putnam County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km] to the west of the Saint John that is located in Darke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Saint John.
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Saint John is located in Saint Louis County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km] to the west southwest of the Saint John that is located in Darke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Saint John.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Saint John lies 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Saint John that is located in Darke County.
    • North Carolina
      • Hertford County
      • This Saint John is located in Hertford County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Saint John that is located in Darke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hertford County community of Saint John.
    • North Dakota
      • Rolette County
      • This Saint John is located in Rolette County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Saint John that is located in Darke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rolette County community of Saint John.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Saint John.
    • Tennessee
      • Clay County
      • This Saint John is located in Clay County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<2> to the south of the Saint John that is located in Darke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Saint John.
      • Haywood County
      • This Saint John is located in Haywood County and lies 412 miles [663 km] to the southwest of the Saint John that is located in Darke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Saint John.
    • Texas
      • Fayette County
      • This Saint John is located in Fayette County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Saint John that is located in Darke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Saint John.
    • Utah
      • Tooele County
      • This Saint John is located in Tooele County and lies 1,462 miles [2,352.9 km]<2> to the west of the Saint John that is located in Darke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tooele County community of Saint John.
    • Washington
      • Clark County
      • This Saint John is located in Clark County and lies 1,941 miles [3,123.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Saint John that is located in Darke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Saint John.
      • Whitman County
      • This Saint John is located in Whitman County and lies 1,703 miles [2,740.7 km] to the west northwest of the Saint John that is located in Darke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Saint John.
    • Wisconsin
      • Calumet County
      • This Saint John is located in Calumet County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Saint John that is located in Darke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calumet County community of Saint John.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint John ...

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.

  • Dawn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
    • Dawn is located in Darke County
  • Frys Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frys Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frys Corners
    • Frys Corners is located in Darke County
  • Greenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Darke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
  • Jaysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaysville
    • Jaysville is located in Darke County
  • Mount Heron
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Heron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Heron
    • Mount Heron is located in Darke County
  • Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Darke County
  • Needmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Needmore is located in Darke County
  • Pikeville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pikeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
    • Pikeville is located in Darke County
  • Poplar Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poplar Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
    • Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
  • Union Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corners
    • Union Corners is located in Darke County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<6> community of Saint John once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint John and extending to:

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Darke County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Saint John to Columbus, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 411 miles [661.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,878 miles [11,069.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,754 miles [7,650.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Saint John 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.
<2>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 John) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint John. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1317, Longitude: -84.5991       In this case, the coordinates for Saint John have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Saint John, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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.
<8>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 John to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.479 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.849 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.633 degrees.