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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 Syracuse, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Syracuse 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 Syracuse:
- 38.998831, -81.968936
- 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 Syracuse
- 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 Meigs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- Since Syracuse is near Mason County and also Gallia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia 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 Syracuse
Communities Also Named Syracuse ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Syracuse.
Within Ohio, the name Syracuse is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Putnam County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Syracuse [Putnam County].
- Indiana
- Kosciusko County
- This Syracuse is located in Kosciusko County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Syracuse that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Syracuse.
- Kansas
- Cowley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Syracuse [Cowley County].
- Doniphan 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 Kansas community of Syracuse [Doniphan County].
- Hamilton County
- This Syracuse is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km]<2> to the west of the Syracuse that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Syracuse.
- Wilson 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 Kansas community of Syracuse [Wilson County].
- Missouri
- Morgan County
- This Syracuse is located in Morgan County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<2> to the west of the Syracuse that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Syracuse.
- Nebraska
- Otoe County
- This Syracuse is located in Otoe County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Syracuse that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otoe County community of Syracuse.
- New York
- Onondaga County
- This Syracuse is located in Onondaga County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<2> to the northeast of the Syracuse that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Syracuse.
- South Carolina
- Darlington County
- This Syracuse is located in Darlington County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Syracuse that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Syracuse.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Syracuse is located in Davis County and lies 1,589 miles [2,557.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Syracuse that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Syracuse.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Syracuse ...
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.
- Antiquity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Antiquity is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiquity
- Dutchtown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dutchtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Flatwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Forest Run ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Forest Run is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Run
- Lincoln Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Longdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Longdale is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Mason
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Minersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Minersville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Oakgrove ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oakgrove is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakgrove
- Pike Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pike Hill is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Hill
- Rock Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Springs is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Sassafras
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
How Far From Syracuse 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 village such as Syracuse to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Syracuse and extending to:
- Pomeroy, which is the Seat of Meigs County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Syracuse to Columbus, with an average speed<4>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 264 miles [424.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,098 miles [9,813.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,815 miles [10,967.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,690 miles [7,547.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Syracuse 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. |
| <2> | 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- Syracuse) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Syracuse 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 Syracuse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9988, Longitude: -81.9689 In this case, the coordinates for Syracuse have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.853 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.828 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.801 degrees. |
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