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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 Washington Court House, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Washington Court House and the surrounding area.
- 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 Washington Court House:
- 39.537286, -83.437684
- 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 Washington Court House
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Washington Court House is near Pickaway County and also Clinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickaway County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton 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 Washington Court House
Curious and Interesting Names Near Washington Court House ...
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.
- Cook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edgefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgefield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Good Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jasper Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jasper Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Mills
- Kingfred ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kingfred is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingfred
- Kozy Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kozy Corners is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kozy Corners
- Lees Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- New Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Parrott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parrott is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Pleasant View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Range
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rock Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Yankeetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yankeetown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
How Far From Washington Court House 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 city such as Washington Court House to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Washington Court House and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Washington Court House to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 345 miles [555.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,132 miles [9,868.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,855 miles [11,032.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,731 miles [7,613.8 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Washington Court House) 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 Washington Court House 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 Washington Court House. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5373, Longitude: -83.4377 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.754 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.935 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.285 degrees. |
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