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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 Steel Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Steel Run 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 Steel Run:
- 39.494182, -81.261894
- 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 Steel Run
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Steel Run is near Monroe County and also Pleasants 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 Pleasants 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 Steel Run
Curious and Interesting Names Near Steel Run ...
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.
- Archers Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Archers Fork is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archers Fork
- Carter ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Cow Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cow Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Run
- Dart
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dart is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dart
- Fay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fay is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
- Gasville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gracey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gracey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Moss Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moss Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
How Far From Steel Run 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 Steel Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Steel Run and extending to:
- Marietta, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Steel Run to Marietta, 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 97 miles [156.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 229 miles [368.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,047 miles [9,731.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,764 miles [10,885.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,640 miles [7,467.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Steel Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Steel Run 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 Steel Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4942, Longitude: -81.2619 In this case, the coordinates for Steel Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.405 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.391 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.324 degrees. |
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