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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 Savageville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Savageville 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 Savageville:
- 39.138959, -82.719058
- 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 Savageville
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Savageville is near Pike County and also Ross County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ross 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 Savageville
Communities Also Named Savageville ...
We found two communities that are also named Savageville.
Within Ohio, the name Savageville is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Hampshire
- Grafton County
- This Savageville is located in Grafton County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Savageville that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Savageville.
- Virginia
- Accomack County
- This Savageville is located in Accomack County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Savageville that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Savageville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Savageville ...
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.
- Beaver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Buffalo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Canada ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Canada is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada
- Cars Run ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cars Run is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cars Run
- Comet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Comet is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Englishville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Englishville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englishville
- Glen Roy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Jonestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jonestown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Leo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Leo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Lickskillet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Limerick
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Londonderry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Londonderry is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Maple Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Ratcliffburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ratcliffburg is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliffburg
- Tom Corwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tom Corwin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Corwin
How Far From Savageville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Savageville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Savageville and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Savageville to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 305 miles [490.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,122 miles [9,852.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,841 miles [11,009.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,717 miles [7,591.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Savageville) 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 Savageville 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 Savageville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1390, Longitude: -82.7191 In this case, the coordinates for Savageville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.313 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.373 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.088 degrees. |
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