Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Waynesburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waynesburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Waynesburg
- 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 Waynesburg:
- 40.960334, -82.792403
- 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 Waynesburg
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Waynesburg is near Huron County and also Richland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Huron County
- eBird sighting report for Richland 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 Waynesburg ...
We found five communities that share the name Waynesburg.
There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Waynesburg.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Stark County
- This Waynesburg is located in Stark County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Waynesburg that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Waynesburg.
- Stark County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Decatur County
- This Waynesburg is located in Decatur County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Waynesburg that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Waynesburg.
- Kansas
- Greenwood 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 Kansas community of Waynesburg [Greenwood County].
- Kentucky
- Lincoln County
- This Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Waynesburg that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Waynesburg.
- Pennsylvania
- Greene County
- This Waynesburg is located in Greene County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Waynesburg that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Waynesburg.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waynesburg ...
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.
- Celeryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Delphi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Forest ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Leesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Mechanicsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicsburg is located in Crawford County
- Planktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Relief ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Crawford County
How Far From Waynesburg to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Waynesburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Waynesburg and extending to:
- Bucyrus, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Waynesburg to Bucyrus, 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 four to five hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 336 miles [540.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,042 miles [9,723.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,768 miles [10,892 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,644 miles [7,473.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waynesburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Crawford County: www.crawford-co.org/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waynesburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waynesburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9603, Longitude: -82.7924 In this case, the coordinates for Waynesburg 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Waynesburg 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 Waynesburg 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 311.314 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.643 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.526 degrees. |