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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 Saundersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saundersville 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 Saundersville:
    • 38.660081, -82.356263
    • 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 Saundersville
  • 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Since Saundersville is near Gallia County and also Cabell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell 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 Saundersville

Communities Also Named Saundersville ...

We found three communities that are also named Saundersville.

Within Ohio, the name Saundersville is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Saundersville is located in Worcester County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saundersville that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Saundersville.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • This Saundersville is located in Providence County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saundersville that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Saundersville.
    • Tennessee
      • Sumner County
      • This Saundersville is located in Sumner County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Saundersville that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Saundersville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saundersville ...

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.

  • Angel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Angel is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
  • Arabia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Arabia is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
  • Boggs ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Boggs is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs
  • Crown City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crown City is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Flag Spring ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Flag Spring is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Spring
  • Good Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Good Hope is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Greasy Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
  • Leaper
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Leaper is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaper
  • Moody ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Moody is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
  • Polkadotte
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Polkadotte is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkadotte
  • Ruby ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Ruby is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
  • Sand Fork
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sand Fork is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
  • Suiter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Suiter is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suiter

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

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

  • Ironton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Saundersville to Ironton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 286 miles [460.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,129 miles [9,863.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,846 miles [11,017.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,721 miles [7,597.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saundersville) 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 Saundersville 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 Saundersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6601, Longitude: -82.3563       In this case, the coordinates for Saundersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.098 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.057 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.079 degrees.