Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sherritts:
  • 38.692579, -82.520714
  • 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 Sherritts

• 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 Sherritts is near Gallia County and also Scioto 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 Scioto 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 Sherritts

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sherritts ...

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.

• Arabia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Arabia is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
• Bald Knob
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bald Knob is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
• Cherryville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cherryville is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
• Dean ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dean is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
• Five Forks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Five Forks is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Flag Spring ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Flag Spring is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Spring
• Greasy Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
• Johns Creek ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
• Olive Furnace
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Olive Furnace is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Furnace
• Sand Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sand Fork is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
• Suiter
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Suiter is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suiter
• Vesuvius Furnace
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Vesuvius Furnace is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius Furnace

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

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

• Ironton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sherritts to Ironton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 92 miles [148.1 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 295 miles [474.8 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 6,134 miles [9,871.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,851 miles [11,025.6 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>'