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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 Scio, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scio 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 Scio:
    • 40.398982, -81.088173
    • 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 Scio
  • 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
    • Since Scio is near Carroll County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Scio

Communities Also Named Scio ...

We found six communities that are also named Scio.

Within Ohio, the name Scio is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Graham 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 Scio [Graham County].
      • Rawlins 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 Scio [Rawlins County].
    • Michigan
      • Washtenaw County
      • This Scio is located in Washtenaw County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Scio that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washtenaw County community of Scio.
    • Nebraska
      • Otoe 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 Nebraska community of Scio [Otoe County].
    • New York
      • Allegany County
      • This Scio is located in Allegany County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Scio that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Scio.
    • Oregon
      • Linn County
      • This Scio is located in Linn County and lies 2,121 miles [3,413.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Scio that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Scio.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scio ...

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.

  • Deersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Deersville is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Dutch Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Dutch Corners is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
  • Grampian Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Grampian Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grampian Hills
  • Hickory Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Laceyville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Laceyville is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceyville
  • Leesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Leesville is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Perrysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Perrysville is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
  • Piney View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Piney View is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
  • Rock Canyon Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Canyon Park is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Canyon Park
  • Rockwood Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockwood Park is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Park
  • Stacy ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Stacy is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
  • Thornhill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Thornhill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill

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

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

  • Cadiz, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Scio to Cadiz, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 239 miles [384.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,999 miles [9,654.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,720 miles [10,814.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,595 miles [7,394.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Scio 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scio) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Scio 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 Scio. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3990, Longitude: -81.0882       In this case, the coordinates for Scio have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.265 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.367 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.934 degrees.