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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 Whipple, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whipple 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 Whipple:
- 39.522677, -81.413964
- 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 Whipple
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Whipple is near Noble County and also Wood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wood 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 Whipple
Communities Also Named Whipple ...
We found six communities that are also named Whipple.
Within Ohio, the name Whipple is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- This Whipple is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,735 miles [2,792.2 km]<1> to the west of the Whipple that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Whipple.
- Arkansas
- Van Buren County
- This Whipple is located in Van Buren County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Whipple that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Whipple.
- Kentucky
- Bell 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 Kentucky community of Whipple [Bell County].
- Michigan
- Grand Traverse 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 Michigan community of Whipple [Grand Traverse County].
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- This Whipple is located in Providence County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Whipple that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Whipple.
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Whipple is located in Fayette County and lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the south of the Whipple that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Whipple.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whipple ...
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.
- Cow Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cow Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Run
- Dart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dart is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dart
- Elba
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gasville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grand View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grand View is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Honesty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Honesty is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honesty
- Macksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moss Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rainbow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rainbow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
- Rathbone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rathbone is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Ruraldale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ruraldale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruraldale
- Stanleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stanleyville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
How Far From Whipple 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 Whipple to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whipple and extending to:
- Marietta, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Whipple to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 238 miles [383 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,770 miles [10,895.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,645 miles [7,475.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whipple) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Whipple 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Whipple 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 Whipple. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5227, Longitude: -81.4140 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.498 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.501 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.382 degrees. |
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