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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 Tuppers Plains, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tuppers Plains 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 Tuppers Plains:
    • 39.168821, -81.846181
    • 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 Tuppers Plains
  • 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 Tuppers Plains is near Athens County and also Wood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Athens County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood 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 Tuppers Plains

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tuppers Plains ...

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.

  • Chester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chester is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Eden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Eden is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Flora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Flora is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Frost
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Frost is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
  • Hockingport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hockingport is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockingport
  • Ireland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ireland is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
  • Joppa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Joppa is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
  • Keno
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lee Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lee Creek is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
  • Lone Cedar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lone Cedar is located in Jackson County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Cedar
  • Long Bottom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Neptune
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • New England
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • New England is located in Wood County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
    • Pond Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pond Creek is located in Wood County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek
    • Randolph Landing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Randolph Landing is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Landing
    • Reedsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Reedsville is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
    • Rushville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rushville is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
    • Shade River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Shade River is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade River
    • Success
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Success is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
    • Torch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Torch is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tuppers Plains and extending to:

  • Pomeroy, which is the Seat of Meigs County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tuppers Plains to Pomeroy, with an average speed<3> 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 82 miles [132 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,085 miles [9,792.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,803 miles [10,948.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 from Point A (ie- Tuppers Plains) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Tuppers Plains 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 Tuppers Plains. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1688, Longitude: -81.8462       In this case, the coordinates for Tuppers Plains have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.774 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.763 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.691 degrees.