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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 South Plymouth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Plymouth and the surrounding area.
- 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 South Plymouth:
- 39.580061, -83.586587
- 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 South Plymouth
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since South Plymouth is near Clinton County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 South Plymouth
Communities Also Named South Plymouth ...
We found one communities that are also named South Plymouth.
Within Ohio, the name South Plymouth is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named South Plymouth in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Chenango County
- This South Plymouth is located in Chenango County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the South Plymouth that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of South Plymouth.
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Plymouth ...
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.
- Blessing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blessing is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Bowersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Edgefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgefield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Grape Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Gunnerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gunnerville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnerville
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Mills
- Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Melvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Parrott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parrott is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Powderlick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Powderlick is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderlick
- Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
How Far From South Plymouth 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 South Plymouth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Plymouth and extending to:
- Washington Court House, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from South Plymouth 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 353 miles [568.1 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 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,136 miles [9,874.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,859 miles [11,038.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,735 miles [7,620.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Plymouth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 South Plymouth 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 South Plymouth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5801, Longitude: -83.5866 In this case, the coordinates for South Plymouth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.847 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.047 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.339 degrees. |
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