Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sicily, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sicily and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sicily
- 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 Sicily:
- 39.028542, -83.863410
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sicily
- 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 Highland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Highland County
- Since Sicily is near Brown County and also Clermont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Brown County
- eBird sighting report for Clermont 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Sicily ...
We found one communities that share the name Sicily.
Within Ohio, the name Sicily is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Sicily in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sicily ...
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.
- Bloom Rose ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloom Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Rose
- Bloom Rose is located in Brown County
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Brown County
- Crosstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Brown County
- Fivemile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Fivemile is located in Brown County
- Greenbush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Hollowtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollowtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Locust Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
- Locust Ridge is located in Brown County
- Neals Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neals Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Corner
- Neals Corner is located in Brown County
- Needfull
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - New Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- New Harmony is located in Brown County
- Pricetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Upper Fivemile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Fivemile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fivemile
- Upper Fivemile is located in Brown County
How Far From Sicily 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 Sicily 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<3> community of Sicily once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Sicily and extending to:
- Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Highland County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sicily to Hillsboro, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 366 miles [589 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,173 miles [9,934.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,770 miles [7,676.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Highland County: www.highland-co.com/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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- Sicily) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sicily. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0285, Longitude: -83.8634 In this case, the coordinates for Sicily have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | 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 Sicily, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Sicily to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.026 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.171 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.633 degrees. |