Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Squirrel Town:
  • 38.697297, -83.379354
  • 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 Squirrel Town

• 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Since Squirrel Town is near Lawrence County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Squirrel Town

Communities Also Named Squirrel Town ...

We found one communities that are also named Squirrel Town.

Within Ohio, the name Squirrel Town is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Squirrel Town in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Squirrel Town lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the north of the Squirrel Town that is located in Adams County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Squirrel Town ...

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.

• Catbird
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Catbird is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catbird
• Charters
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Charters is located in Lewis County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
• Jones Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jones Corner is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
• Lynx
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lynx is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
• Pink
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pink is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
• Queens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Queens is located in Lewis County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
• Rockville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockville is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Sandy Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Springs is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
• Stout
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Stout is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
• Sunshine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sunshine is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
• Tulip
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tulip is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Squirrel Town and extending to:

• West Union, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Squirrel Town to West Union, with an average speed<2> 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 90 miles [144.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 341 miles [548.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,168 miles [9,926.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,888 miles [11,085.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'