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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 Yarico, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yarico 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 Yarico:
- 38.661747, -82.408210
- 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 Yarico
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Yarico is near Gallia County and also Cabell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell 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 Yarico
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yarico ...
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.
- Arabia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Arabia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
- Boggs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boggs is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs
- Cherryville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
- Flag Spring ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flag Spring is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Spring
- Good Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Greasy Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Ida ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ida is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Leaper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leaper is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaper
- Moody ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moody is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Patriot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Platform
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Platform is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platform
- Polkadotte
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Polkadotte is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkadotte
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Ruby ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ruby is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Sand Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sand Fork is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Suiter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Suiter is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suiter
- Willow Wood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
How Far From Yarico 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 Yarico to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Yarico and extending to:
- Ironton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Yarico to Ironton, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 289 miles [465.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,131 miles [9,866.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,848 miles [11,020.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,723 miles [7,600.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Yarico) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Yarico 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 Yarico. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6617, Longitude: -82.4082 In this case, the coordinates for Yarico have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.13 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.094 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.102 degrees. |
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