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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 Sunset Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunset Heights 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 Sunset Heights:
- 40.099794, -80.782585
- 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 Sunset Heights
- 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 Sunset Heights is near Ohio County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Sunset Heights
Communities Also Named Sunset Heights ...
We found nine communities that are also named Sunset Heights.
Within Ohio, the name Sunset Heights is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Sunset Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the south of the Sunset Heights that is located in Belmont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sunset Heights.
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This Sunset Heights is located in Hall County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sunset Heights that is located in Belmont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Sunset Heights.
- Maryland
- Wicomico County
- This Sunset Heights is located in Wicomico County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sunset Heights that is located in Belmont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Sunset Heights.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Sunset Heights is located in Aiken County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the south of the Sunset Heights that is located in Belmont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Sunset Heights.
- Texas
- Ector County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Sunset Heights [Ector County].
- Harris County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Sunset Heights [Harris County].
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Sunset Heights is located in Davis County and lies 1,624 miles [2,613.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunset Heights that is located in Belmont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Sunset Heights.
- Virginia
- Henrico County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Sunset Heights [Henrico County].
- West Virginia
- Wood County
- This Sunset Heights is located in Wood County and lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sunset Heights that is located in Belmont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Sunset Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset Heights ...
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.
- Blaine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blainesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blainesville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainesville
- Clearview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Crescent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crescent is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Echo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Echo is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Echo Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Florence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Glen Robbins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Robbins is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Robbins
- Glenns Run ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glenns Run is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns Run
- Greggsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greggsville is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggsville
- Martins Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morningview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Morningview is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningview
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Mozart
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mozart is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Terminal Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Terminal Junction is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminal Junction
- Vineyard Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vineyard Hills is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Hills
- Warwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Warwood is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwood
- Willow Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Springs is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
How Far From Sunset Heights 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 Sunset Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunset Heights and extending to:
- Saint Clairsville, which is the Seat of Belmont County, lies just to the West.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sunset Heights to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 216 miles [347.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,000 miles [9,656.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,719 miles [10,813.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,594 miles [7,393.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Sunset Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Sunset Heights could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Sunset Heights 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 Sunset Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0998, Longitude: -80.7826 In this case, the coordinates for Sunset Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.088 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.121 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.901 degrees. |
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