Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Yatesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yatesville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Yatesville
- 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 Yatesville:
- 39.678004, -83.449331
- 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 Yatesville
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Yatesville is near Madison County and also Pickaway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- eBird sighting report for Pickaway 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Yatesville ...
We found nine communities that share the name Yatesville.
Within Ohio, the name Yatesville is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Talladega County
- This Yatesville is located in Talladega County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Yatesville that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Yatesville.
- Georgia
- Upson County
- This Yatesville is located in Upson County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the south of the Yatesville that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upson County community of Yatesville.
- Illinois
- Morgan County
- This Yatesville is located in Morgan County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the west of the Yatesville that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Yatesville.
- Kentucky
- Lawrence County
- This Yatesville is located in Lawrence County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Yatesville that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Yatesville.
- New York
- Yates County
- This Yatesville is located in Yates County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Yatesville that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yates County community of Yatesville.
- North Carolina
- Beaufort 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 North Carolina community of Yatesville [Beaufort County].
- Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County
- This Yatesville is located in Luzerne County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Yatesville that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Yatesville.
- Schuylkill County
- This Yatesville is located in Schuylkill County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km] to the east northeast of the Yatesville that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Yatesville.
- Virginia
- Lunenburg County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Yatesville [Lunenburg County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yatesville ...
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.
- Blessing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Cook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Edgefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Era
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Jasper Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Mills
- Jasper Mills is located in Fayette County
- Kingfred ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Parrott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Pleasant View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Fayette County
- Range
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Shady Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Fayette County
- Yankeetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankeetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
- Yankeetown is located in Fayette County
How Far From Yatesville 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 Yatesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yatesville and extending to:
- Washington Court House, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Yatesville to Washington Court House, with an average speed<5> 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 31 miles [49.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 346 miles [556.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,126 miles [9,858.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,849 miles [11,022.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,725 miles [7,604.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yatesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fayette County: www.fayette-co-oh.com/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Yatesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yatesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6780, Longitude: -83.4493 |
| <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 Yatesville 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> | 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 Yatesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Yatesville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.759 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.961 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.246 degrees. |