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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 West Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Junction and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 West Junction:
    • 39.218123, -82.768227
    • 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 West Junction
  • 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 West Junction ...

We found seven communities that share the name West Junction.

There is one other community in Ohio which is also named West Junction.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Vinton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of West Junction [Vinton County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of West Junction [New Castle County].
    • Illinois
      • Stephenson County
      • This West Junction is located in Stephenson County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the West Junction that is located in Ross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stephenson County community of West Junction.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lackawanna County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of West Junction [Lackawanna County].
    • Tennessee
      • Shelby County
      • This West Junction is located in Shelby County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<2> to the west southwest of the West Junction that is located in Ross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of West Junction.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of West Junction [Harris County].
    • West Virginia
      • Boone County
      • This West Junction is located in Boone County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<2> to the south southeast of the West Junction that is located in Ross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of West Junction.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Junction ...

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.

  • Canada ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canada have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada
    • Canada is located in Ross County
  • Leo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
    • Leo is located in Jackson County
  • Lickskillet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lickskillet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
    • Lickskillet is located in Ross County
  • Limerick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
    • Limerick is located in Jackson County
  • Londonderry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
    • Londonderry is located in Ross County
  • Poe Valley ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poe Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe Valley
    • Poe Valley is located in Ross County
  • Pride
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pride have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride
    • Pride is located in Ross County
  • Ratcliffburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ratcliffburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliffburg
    • Ratcliffburg is located in Vinton County
  • Savageville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savageville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savageville
    • Savageville is located in Jackson County
  • Three Locks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Locks
    • Three Locks is located in Ross County

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

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

  • Chillicothe, which is the Seat of Ross County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Junction to Chillicothe, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 53 miles [85.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 308 miles [495.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,840 miles [11,007.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,715 miles [7,588.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Ross County: www.co.ross.oh.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 West Junction 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.
<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- West Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2181, Longitude: -82.7682       In this case, the coordinates for West Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 West Junction 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 311.342 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.418 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.085 degrees.




 

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