Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wattsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wattsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wattsville
- 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 Wattsville:
- 40.573404, -80.933994
- 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 Wattsville
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Wattsville is near Jefferson County and also Columbiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Columbiana 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 Wattsville ...
We found eight communities that share the name Wattsville.
Within Ohio, the name Wattsville is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Saint Clair County
- This Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wattsville that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Wattsville.
- Louisiana
- Winn Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Wattsville [Winn Parish].
- Nebraska
- Platte County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Platte County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Wattsville.
- South Carolina
- Laurens County
- This Wattsville is located in Laurens County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the south of the Wattsville that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Wattsville.
- Tennessee
- Robertson 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 Tennessee community of Wattsville [Robertson County].
- Virginia
- Accomack County
- This Wattsville is located in Accomack County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wattsville that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Wattsville.
- West Virginia
- Clay County
- This Wattsville is located in Clay County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the south of the Wattsville that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Wattsville.
- Wisconsin
- Milwaukee 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 Wisconsin community of Wattsville [Milwaukee County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wattsville ...
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.
- Amsterdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Amsterdam is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <5>
- Diamond Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Valley
- Diamond Valley is located in Columbiana County
- Dutch Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
- Dutch Corners is located in Carroll County
- Five Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Columbiana County
- Harlem Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlem Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Springs
- Harlem Springs is located in Carroll County
- Haysville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Mechanicstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicstown
- Mechanicstown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicstown <5>
- Pigtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Summitville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summitville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Toots Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toots Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toots Crossroads
- Toots Crossroads is located in Carroll County
- Wolf Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Wattsville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wattsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wattsville and extending to:
- Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the West.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Wattsville to Columbus, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 237 miles [381.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,985 miles [9,631.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,706 miles [10,792.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,582 miles [7,374 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wattsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Carroll County: www.carrollcountyohio.net/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wattsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wattsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5734, Longitude: -80.9340 |
| <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 Wattsville 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wattsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Wattsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.161 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.276 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.802 degrees. |