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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 Town and Country Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Town and Country Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Town and Country Estates
  • 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 Town and Country Estates:
    • 38.840913, -82.224592
    • 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 Town and Country Estates
  • 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 Gallia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia County
    • Since Town and Country Estates is near Mason County and also Meigs 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 Meigs 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 Town and Country Estates

Communities Also Named Town and Country Estates ...

We found eight communities that are also named Town and Country Estates.

There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Town and Country Estates.

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

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Clinton County
      • This Town and Country Estates is located in Clinton County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Town and Country Estates that is located in Gallia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Town and Country Estates.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Pike County
      • This Town and Country Estates is located in Pike County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Town and Country Estates that is located in Gallia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Town and Country Estates.
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • This Town and Country Estates is located in Pulaski County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Town and Country Estates that is located in Gallia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Town and Country Estates.
    • Georgia
      • Seminole County
      • This Town and Country Estates is located in Seminole County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Town and Country Estates that is located in Gallia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Town and Country Estates.
    • South Carolina
      • Darlington County
      • This Town and Country Estates is located in Darlington County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Town and Country Estates that is located in Gallia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Town and Country Estates.
    • Tennessee
      • Putnam County
      • This Town and Country Estates is located in Putnam County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Town and Country Estates that is located in Gallia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Town and Country Estates.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Town and Country Estates is located in Weber County and lies 1,577 miles [2,537.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Town and Country Estates that is located in Gallia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Town and Country Estates.
    • Virginia
      • Montgomery County
      • This Town and Country Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Town and Country Estates that is located in Gallia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Town and Country Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Town and Country Estates ...

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.

  • Evans Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Evans Heights is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Heights
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Green Acres is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hedgewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hedgewood is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgewood
  • Lawnview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lawnview is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnview
  • Mapleshade
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mapleshade is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleshade
  • Meadow Look
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Meadow Look is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Look
  • Orchard Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Orchard Hill is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
  • Spring Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Spring Valley is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Willow Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Willow Woods is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods

How Far From Town and Country Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Town and Country Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Gallipolis, which is the Seat of Gallia County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Town and Country Estates to Columbus, with an average speed<2>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 278 miles [447.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,708 miles [7,576.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Town and Country Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Town and Country Estates 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 Town and Country Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8409, Longitude: -82.2246       In this case, the coordinates for Town and Country Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.014 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.988 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.964 degrees.