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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 Webb, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Webb 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 Webb:
    • 39.954796, -80.778420
    • 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 Webb
  • 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 Webb ...

We found 26 communities that share the name Webb.

There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Webb.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 25 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Wood County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Webb [Wood County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Houston County
      • This Webb is located in Houston County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Webb that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Webb.
    • Arizona
      • Cochise County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Cochise County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Webb.
      • Maricopa County
      • This Webb is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,792 miles [2,883.9 km]<2> to the west of the Webb that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Webb.
    • Georgia
      • Fulton County
      • This Webb is located in Fulton County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Webb that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Webb.
      • Gilmer County
      • This Webb is located in Gilmer County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km] to the south southwest of the Webb that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Webb.
    • Idaho
      • Nez Perce County
      • This Webb is located in Nez Perce County and lies 1,851 miles [2,978.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Webb that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nez Perce County community of Webb.
      • Shoshone County
      • This Webb is located in Shoshone County and lies 1,810 miles [2,912.9 km] to the west northwest of the Webb that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Webb.
    • Iowa
      • Clay County
      • This Webb is located in Clay County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Webb that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Webb.
    • Kansas
      • Barton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Webb [Barton County].
    • Louisiana
      • Catahoula Parish
      • This Webb is located in Catahoula Parish and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Webb that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catahoula Parish community of Webb.
      • Saint Landry Parish
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Webb [Saint Landry Parish].
    • Maine
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Webb [Franklin County].
    • Michigan
      • Antrim County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Webb [Antrim County].
    • Mississippi
      • Tallahatchie County
      • This Webb is located in Tallahatchie County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Webb that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallahatchie County community of Webb.
    • Missouri
      • Reynolds County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Webb [Reynolds County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Cheshire County
      • This Webb is located in Cheshire County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Webb that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Webb.
    • North Carolina
      • Mitchell County
      • This Webb is located in Mitchell County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Webb that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Webb.
    • Oklahoma
      • Dewey County
      • This Webb is located in Dewey County and lies 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km]<2> to the west of the Webb that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dewey County community of Webb.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Webb lies 1,500 miles [2,414 km]<2> to the northwest of the Webb that is located in Belmont County.
    • Tennessee
      • Perry County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Webb [Perry County].
    • Texas
      • Shelby County
      • This Webb is located in Shelby County and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Webb that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Webb.
      • Tarrant County
      • This Webb is located in Tarrant County and lies 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km] to the west southwest of the Webb that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Webb.
      • Webb County
      • This Webb is located in Webb County and lies 1,354 miles [2,179.1 km] to the west southwest of the Webb that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webb County community of Webb.
    • Virginia
      • Carroll County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Webb [Carroll County].
    • West Virginia
      • Wayne County
      • This Webb is located in Wayne County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Webb that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Webb.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Webb ...

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.

  • Anvil
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil
    • Anvil is located in Belmont County
  • Businessburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Businessburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Businessburg
    • Businessburg is located in Belmont County
  • Echo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Echo is located in Belmont County
  • Grave Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grave Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Creek
    • Grave Creek is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Jacobsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacobsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
    • Jacobsburg is located in Belmont County
  • Key
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Key have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
    • Key is located in Belmont County
  • Limestone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Limestone is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Moundsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mozart
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mozart have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart
    • Mozart is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Mozart Meadows
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mozart Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart Meadows
    • Mozart Meadows is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Riverview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Riverview is located in Belmont County
  • Shadyside
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadyside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
    • Shadyside is located in Belmont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shadyside <5>

How Far From Webb 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 Webb to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Webb and extending to:

  • Saint Clairsville, which is the Seat of Belmont County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Webb to Saint Clairsville, with an average speed<6> 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 117 miles [188.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 212 miles [341.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,007 miles [9,667.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,600 miles [7,403 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Webb. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Belmont County: www.belmontcountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Webb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Webb) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Webb. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9548, Longitude: -80.7784       In this case, the coordinates for Webb have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Webb 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.
<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 Webb 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 310.091 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.103 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.95 degrees.









 

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