Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Smithdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smithdale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Smithdale
- 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 Smithdale:
- 40.333955, -81.157047
- 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 Smithdale
- 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since Smithdale is near Carroll County and also Tuscarawas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas 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 Smithdale ...
We found seven communities that share the name Smithdale.
Within Ohio, the name Smithdale is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Illinois
- Mississippi
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smithdale ...
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.
- Deersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Feed Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Freeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <3>
- Laceyville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laceyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceyville
- Laceyville is located in Harrison County
- Leesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Perrysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
- Perrysville is located in Carroll County
- Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Rock Canyon Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Canyon Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Canyon Park
- Rock Canyon Park is located in Carroll County
- Stacy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Stillwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stillwater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
- Thornhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
How Far From Smithdale 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 Smithdale 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<6> community of Smithdale once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Smithdale and extending to:
- Cadiz, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Smithdale to Cadiz, with an average speed<7> 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 100 miles [160.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 240 miles [386.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,005 miles [9,664.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,601 miles [7,404.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Smithdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smithdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3340, Longitude: -81.1570 In this case, the coordinates for Smithdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Smithdale could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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 Smithdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Smithdale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.31 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.409 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.988 degrees. |