Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Walhonding, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walhonding and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Walhonding
- 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 Walhonding:
- 40.359446, -82.147008
- 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 Walhonding
- 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 Coshocton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Coshocton County
- Since Walhonding is near Knox County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- eBird sighting report for Holmes 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 Walhonding ...
We found one communities that share the name Walhonding.
There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Walhonding.
Beyond Ohio.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Guernsey County
- This Walhonding is located in Guernsey County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the southeast of the Walhonding that is located in Coshocton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Walhonding.
- Guernsey County
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walhonding ...
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.
- Bluff ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Front Royal ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Front Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal
- Front Royal is located in Knox County
- Mohawk Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Nellie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Owls Town ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Pipesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
- Pipesville is located in Knox County
- Spring Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mountain
- Spring Mountain is located in Coshocton County
- Tunnel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hill
- Tunnel Hill is located in Coshocton County
How Far From Walhonding 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 Walhonding to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walhonding and extending to:
- Coshocton, which is the Seat of Coshocton County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Walhonding to Coshocton, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 289 miles [465.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 6,043 miles [9,725.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,766 miles [10,888.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,642 miles [7,470.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walhonding. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Coshocton County: www.co.coshocton.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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- Walhonding) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walhonding. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3594, Longitude: -82.1470 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Walhonding 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 310.927 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.114 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.43 degrees. |