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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 Seymoreville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seymoreville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Seymoreville:
    • 39.344509, -82.947123
    • 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 Seymoreville
  • 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 Ross County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ross County
    • Since Seymoreville is near Pickaway County and also Vinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickaway County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Vinton 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 Seymoreville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seymoreville ...

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.

  • Canada ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Canada is located in Ross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada
  • Deadman Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
  • Franklin ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Franklin is located in Ross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Hallsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hallsville is located in Ross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Hopetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hopetown is located in Ross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopetown
  • Lickskillet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lickskillet is located in Ross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
  • Londonderry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Londonderry is located in Ross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
  • Maple Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Maple Grove is located in Ross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Poe Valley ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Poe Valley is located in Ross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe Valley
  • Pride
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pride is located in Ross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride
  • Randall Terrace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Randall Terrace is located in Ross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Terrace
  • Slate Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Slate Mills is located in Ross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sulphur Lick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Sulphur Lick is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Lick
    • Three Locks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Three Locks is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Locks
    • View ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • View is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View
    • Yankeetown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Yankeetown is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Seymoreville once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Seymoreville and extending to:

  • Chillicothe, which is the Seat of Ross County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Seymoreville to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 318 miles [511.8 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 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,121 miles [9,850.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,842 miles [11,011.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,718 miles [7,592.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Seymoreville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Seymoreville) 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 Seymoreville 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 Seymoreville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3445, Longitude: -82.9471       In this case, the coordinates for Seymoreville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.451 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.561 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.125 degrees.