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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 Scottown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scottown 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 Scottown:
- 38.550443, -82.390684
- 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 Scottown
- 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 Scottown 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 Scottown
Communities Also Named Scottown ...
We found two communities that are also named Scottown.
Within Ohio, the name Scottown is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Ohio County
- This Scottown is located in Ohio County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Scottown that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Scottown.
- Maryland
- Queen Anne's County
- This Scottown is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the east of the Scottown that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Scottown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scottown ...
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.
- Bald Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bald Knob is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Cebee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cebee is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebee
- Crown City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Fair Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Place is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Place
- Getaway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Getaway is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getaway
- Good Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Greasy Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Home Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Home Park is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
- Ida ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ida is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Platform
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Platform is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platform
- Polkadotte
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Polkadotte is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkadotte
- Riverview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Suiter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Suiter is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suiter
- Willow Wood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Scottown 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 Scottown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scottown and extending to:
- Ironton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Scottown to Ironton, with an average speed<2> 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 103 miles [165.8 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 289 miles [465.1 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 6,135 miles [9,873.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,852 miles [11,027.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,727 miles [7,607.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scottown) 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 Scottown 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 Scottown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5504, Longitude: -82.3907 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.121 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.067 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.129 degrees. |
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