Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Vales Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vales Mills and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Vales Mills

• 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 Vales Mills:
  • 39.177685, -82.315454
  • 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 Vales Mills

• 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 Vinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vinton County
  • Since Vales Mills is near Meigs County and also Athens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Athens 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 Vales Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vales Mills ...

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.

• Carpenter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Carpenter is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpenter <1>
• Dyesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dyesville is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyesville
• Hawks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hawks is located in Vinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
• Martinsburg ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Martinsburg is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
• Moonville ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Moonville is located in Vinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Moonville
  • From Vales Mills to Moonville
• Pincher ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pincher is located in Vinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pincher
• Prattsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Prattsville is located in Vinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsville
• Red Diamond
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Diamond is located in Vinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Diamond
• Valley Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Valley Ford is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ford
• Welsh
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Welsh is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
• Zeal ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Zeal is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeal

How Far From Vales Mills to ...

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

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

• McArthur, which is the Seat of Vinton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Vales Mills to McArthur, with an average speed<3> 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 65 miles [104.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 283 miles [455.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,104 miles [9,823.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,822 miles [10,978.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,698 miles [7,560.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'