Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wainwright, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wainwright and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wainwright
- 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 Wainwright:
- 39.122295, -82.489602
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Wainwright
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Wainwright is near Vinton County and also Gallia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Vinton County
- eBird sighting report for Gallia 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Wainwright ...
We found seven communities that share the name Wainwright.
There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Wainwright.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Tuscarawas County
- This Wainwright is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wainwright that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Wainwright.
- Tuscarawas County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Monroe County
- This Wainwright is located in Monroe County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wainwright that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Wainwright.
- Alaska
- This Wainwright lies 3,411 miles [5,489.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wainwright that is located in Jackson County.
- Alberta
- This Wainwright lies 1,640 miles [2,639.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wainwright that is located in Jackson County.
- Missouri
- Callaway County
- This Wainwright is located in Callaway County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the west of the Wainwright that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Callaway County community of Wainwright.
- Oklahoma
- Muskogee County
- This Wainwright is located in Muskogee County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wainwright that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskogee County community of Wainwright.
- Texas
- Bexar County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Wainwright [Bexar County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wainwright ...
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.
- Buckeye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Comet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Englishville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englishville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englishville
- Englishville is located in Jackson County
- Glen Roy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Hawks
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Maple Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Jackson County
- Puritan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Roads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Tom Corwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tom Corwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Corwin
- Tom Corwin is located in Jackson County
How Far From Wainwright 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 Wainwright to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wainwright and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wainwright to Jackson, 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 64 miles [103 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 292 miles [469.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,113 miles [9,837.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,708 miles [7,576.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wainwright. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wainwright) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wainwright. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1223, Longitude: -82.4896 In this case, the coordinates for Wainwright have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Wainwright 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Wainwright to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.172 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.209 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.991 degrees. |