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we pass this GPS location for Scipio:
39.391782, -84.817472
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We found ten communities that are also named Scipio.
There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Scipio.
Beyond Ohio, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In Ohio ...
Seneca County
This Scipio is located in Seneca County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Scipio that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Scipio.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Drew County
This Scipio is located in Drew County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Scipio that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of Scipio.
Indiana
Franklin County
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Scipio.
Jennings County
This Scipio is located in Jennings County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Scipio that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jennings County community of Scipio.
Kansas
Anderson County
This Scipio is located in Anderson County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the west of the Scipio that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Scipio.
Franklin County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Scipio [Franklin County].
Michigan
Hillsdale County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Scipio [Hillsdale County].
New York
Cayuga County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Scipio [Cayuga County].
Oklahoma
Pittsburg County
This Scipio is located in Pittsburg County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Scipio that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsburg County community of Scipio.
Utah
Millard County
This Scipio is located in Millard County and lies 1,452 miles [2,336.8 km]<1> to the west of the Scipio that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Millard County community of Scipio.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scipio ...
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.
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 Scipio to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scipio and extending to:
Hamilton, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Scipio to Hamilton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 417 miles [671.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,193 miles [9,966.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,795 miles [7,716.8 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 from Point A (ie- Scipio) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
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 Scipio 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.
<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 Scipio 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 Scipio. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3918, Longitude: -84.8175
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.623 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.906 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.956 degrees.