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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 Speidel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Speidel 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 Speidel:
- 40.002015, -81.113437
- 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 Speidel
- 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 Belmont County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
- Since Speidel is near Guernsey County and also Noble County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guernsey County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Noble 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 Speidel
Curious and Interesting Names Near Speidel ...
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.
- Badgertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Badgertown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badgertown
- Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Cabinet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cabinet is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabinet
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Donnersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Donnersville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnersville
- Egypt
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Egypt is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Flushing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Great Western
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Great Western is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Western
- Hunter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Jerusalem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Lloydsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lloydsville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Quaker City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Temperanceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Temperanceville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperanceville
- Uniontown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
How Far From Speidel to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Speidel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Speidel and extending to:
- Saint Clairsville, which is the Seat of Belmont County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Speidel to Saint Clairsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the west (W). 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 230 miles [370.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,018 miles [9,685 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,737 miles [10,842.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,612 miles [7,422.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Speidel) 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 Speidel 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 Speidel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0020, Longitude: -81.1134 In this case, the coordinates for Speidel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.296 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.343 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.083 degrees. |
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