Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Selig, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Selig and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Selig

• 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 Selig:
  • 38.740352, -83.353242
  • 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 Selig

• 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Since Selig is near Scioto County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scioto County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Selig

Curious and Interesting Names Near Selig ...

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.

• Fawcett
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fawcett is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett
• Jones Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jones Corner is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
• Lynx
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lynx is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
• Pink
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pink is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
• Queens
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Queens is located in Lewis County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
• Rockville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockville is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Sandy Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Springs is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
• Scrub Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Scrub Ridge is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrub Ridge
• Squirrel Town
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Squirrel Town is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
• Stout
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stout is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
• Sunshine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunshine is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
• Tulip
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Tulip is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Selig and extending to:

• West Union, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Selig to West Union, with an average speed<2> 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 87 miles [140 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 339 miles [545.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,165 miles [9,921.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,760 miles [7,660.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'