Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Steamtown:
  • 39.816461, -81.359839
  • 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 Steamtown

• 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 Noble County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
  • Since Steamtown is near Monroe County and also Guernsey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Guernsey 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 Steamtown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Steamtown ...

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.

• Center ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Center is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
• Chaseville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chaseville is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
• Cliffyville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cliffyville is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffyville
• Echo Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Echo Point is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
• Fredericksdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fredericksdale is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksdale
• Jacobsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jacobsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
• Lakeview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeview is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Lewisville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewisville is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
• Mud Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mud Run is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
• Sarahsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sarahsville is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
• Whigville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Whigville is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Steamtown and extending to:

• Caldwell, which is the Seat of Noble County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Steamtown to Caldwell, with an average speed<2> 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 87 miles [140 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 239 miles [384.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,755 miles [10,871.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,631 miles [7,452.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'