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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 Tacoma, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tacoma 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 Tacoma:
    • 39.997293, -81.146494
    • 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 Tacoma
  • 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 Tacoma is near Guernsey County and also Noble County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Guernsey 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 Tacoma

Communities Also Named Tacoma ...

We found eight communities that are also named Tacoma.

Within Ohio, the name Tacoma is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • La Plata County
      • This Tacoma is located in La Plata County and lies 1,438 miles [2,314.2 km]<1> to the west of the Tacoma that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Plata County community of Tacoma.
    • Florida
      • Alachua County
      • This Tacoma is located in Alachua County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the south of the Tacoma that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Tacoma.
    • Maine
      • Kennebec County
      • This Tacoma is located in Kennebec County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tacoma that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec County community of Tacoma.
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Tacoma.
    • New York
      • Delaware County
      • This Tacoma is located in Delaware County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tacoma that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Tacoma.
    • Texas
      • Panola County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Tacoma [Panola County].
    • Virginia
      • Wise County
      • This Tacoma is located in Wise County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Tacoma that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Tacoma.
    • Washington
      • Pierce County
      • This Tacoma is located in Pierce County and lies 2,097 miles [3,374.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tacoma that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Tacoma.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tacoma ...

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.

  • Badgertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Badgertown is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badgertown
  • Boston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Boston is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Cabinet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cabinet is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabinet
  • Centerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Centerville is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Egypt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Egypt is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Great Western
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Great Western is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Western
  • Hunter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunter is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Jerusalem
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Lloydsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lloydsville is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
  • Oakgrove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakgrove is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakgrove
  • Quaker City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rock Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
  • Salesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Temperanceville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Temperanceville is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperanceville

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

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

  • Saint Clairsville, which is the Seat of Belmont County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tacoma to Saint Clairsville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the west (W). 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 231 miles [371.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,020 miles [9,688.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,739 miles [10,845.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,614 miles [7,425.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tacoma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tacoma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Tacoma 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Tacoma 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 Tacoma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9973, Longitude: -81.1465       In this case, the coordinates for Tacoma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.317 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.366 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.10 degrees.