Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sunny Meade:
  • 40.031739, -81.560122
  • 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 Sunny Meade

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunny Meade ...

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.

• Byesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Byesville is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byesville <1>
• Center
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Center is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
• Craig
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Craig is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
• Five Forks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Forks is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Georgetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Ideal
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ideal is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
• Kings Mine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kings Mine is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mine
• Kipling
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kipling is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
• Meadow Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
• Spring Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Sycamore Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sycamore Hills is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sunny Meade and extending to:

• Cambridge, which is the Seat of Guernsey County, lies just to the West.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sunny Meade to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 253 miles [407.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,035 miles [9,712.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,755 miles [10,871.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,630 miles [7,451.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'