|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Terminal Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Terminal Junction 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 Terminal Junction:
- 40.108406, -80.710081
- 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 Terminal Junction
- 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 Terminal Junction 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 Terminal Junction
Communities Also Named Terminal Junction ...
We found three communities that are also named Terminal Junction.
Within Ohio, the name Terminal Junction is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Mobile 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 Alabama community of Terminal Junction [Mobile County].
- Illinois
- Rock Island 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 Illinois community of Terminal Junction [Rock Island County].
- West Virginia
- Ohio 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 West Virginia community of Terminal Junction [Ohio County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Terminal Junction ...
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.
- Betty Zane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Betty Zane is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betty Zane
- Clearview
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Echo Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Florence
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Florence is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Glenns Run ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glenns Run is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns Run
- Greggsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greggsville is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggsville
- Martins Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sunset Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunset Heights is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
- Vineyard Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vineyard Hills is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Hills
- Warwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Warwood is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwood
- Willow Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Willow Springs is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
How Far From Terminal Junction 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 Terminal Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Terminal Junction and extending to:
- Saint Clairsville, which is the Seat of Belmont County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Terminal Junction to Saint Clairsville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 212 miles [341.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,997 miles [9,651.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,591 miles [7,388.5 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 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 Terminal Junction 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Terminal Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Terminal Junction 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 Terminal Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1084, Longitude: -80.7101 In this case, the coordinates for Terminal Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.043 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.071 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.865 degrees. |
|
|