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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 Sunshine Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunshine Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sunshine Park:
    • 40.350624, -80.663965
    • 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 Sunshine Park
  • 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Since Sunshine Park is near Brooke County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brooke County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Sunshine Park

Communities Also Named Sunshine Park ...

We found three communities that are also named Sunshine Park.

There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Sunshine Park.

Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Licking County
      • This Sunshine Park is located in Licking County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sunshine Park that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Sunshine Park.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Broward County
      • This Sunshine Park is located in Broward County and lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km]<1> to the south of the Sunshine Park that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Sunshine Park.
    • North Carolina
      • Scotland County
      • This Sunshine Park is located in Scotland County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the south of the Sunshine Park that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Sunshine Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunshine Park ...

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.

  • Coketown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Coketown is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketown
  • Deandale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Deandale is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
  • Dogtown ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dogtown is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • Fells ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fells is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fells
  • Fishersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fishersville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
  • Forest View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest View is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
  • Georges Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Georges Run is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Lincoln Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
  • Longview Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Longview Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
  • Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
  • Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mingo Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Overlook Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Overlook Hills is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Hills
    • Pleasant Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Heights is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
    • Pleasant Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pottery Addition
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pottery Addition is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottery Addition
    • Reeds Mill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Reeds Mill is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Mill
    • Winterdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Winterdale is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterdale
    • Wintersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Steubenville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sunshine Park to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 217 miles [349.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,984 miles [9,630.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,704 miles [10,789 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,579 miles [7,369.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Sunshine Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Sunshine Park 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 Sunshine Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3506, Longitude: -80.6640       In this case, the coordinates for Sunshine Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.004 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.063 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.758 degrees.