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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 Whigville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whigville 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 Whigville:
- 39.827597, -81.373664
- 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 Whigville
- 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 Noble County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
- Since Whigville is near Monroe County and also Guernsey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guernsey 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 Whigville
Communities Also Named Whigville ...
We found two communities that are also named Whigville.
Within Ohio, the name Whigville is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- This Whigville is located in Hartford County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Whigville that is located in Noble County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Whigville.
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Whigville is located in Kent County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the east of the Whigville that is located in Noble County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Whigville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whigville ...
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.
- Buffalo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Center ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Chaseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chaseville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Cliffyville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cliffyville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffyville
- Echo Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Echo Point is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Fredericksdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fredericksdale is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksdale
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Jacobsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jacobsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lewisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sarahsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Steamtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Steamtown is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamtown
- Temperanceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Temperanceville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperanceville
How Far From Whigville 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 Whigville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whigville and extending to:
- Caldwell, which is the Seat of Noble County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Whigville to Caldwell, with an average speed<3> 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 86 miles [138.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 240 miles [386.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,755 miles [10,871.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,631 miles [7,452.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whigville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Whigville 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 Whigville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8276, Longitude: -81.3737 In this case, the coordinates for Whigville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.463 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.507 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.26 degrees. |
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