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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 Yorktown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yorktown 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 Yorktown:
- 40.446733, -81.515396
- 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 Yorktown
- 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 Tuscarawas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
- Since Yorktown is near Coshocton County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coshocton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes 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 Yorktown
Communities Also Named Yorktown ...
We found twenty communities that are also named Yorktown.
Within Ohio, the name Yorktown is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lincoln County
- This Yorktown is located in Lincoln County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Yorktown that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Yorktown.
- Georgia
- Gwinnett County
- This Yorktown is located in Gwinnett County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Yorktown that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Yorktown.
- Illinois
- Bureau County
- This Yorktown is located in Bureau County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Yorktown that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bureau County community of Yorktown.
- Indiana
- Delaware County
- This Yorktown is located in Delaware County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the west of the Yorktown that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Yorktown.
- Iowa
- Page County
- This Yorktown is located in Page County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the west of the Yorktown that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Yorktown.
- Kansas
- Lincoln 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 Kansas community of Yorktown [Lincoln County].
- Kentucky
- Clark County
- This Yorktown is located in Clark County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Yorktown that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Yorktown.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Yorktown that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Yorktown.
- Baltimore County
- This Yorktown is located in Baltimore County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km] to the east southeast of the Yorktown that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Yorktown.
- Minnesota
- Hennepin 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 Minnesota community of Yorktown [Hennepin County].
- Missouri
- Atchison County
- Although located in Atchison County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atchison County community of Yorktown.
- New Jersey
- Salem County
- This Yorktown is located in Salem County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the east of the Yorktown that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Yorktown.
- New York
- Westchester County
- This Yorktown is located in Westchester County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the east of the Yorktown that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Yorktown.
- North Carolina
- Forsyth County
- This Yorktown is located in Forsyth County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Yorktown that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Yorktown.
- North Dakota
- Dickey 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 Dakota community of Yorktown [Dickey County].
- Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia County
- This Yorktown is located in Philadelphia County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the east of the Yorktown that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Yorktown.
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This Yorktown is located in Rutherford County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the southwest of the Yorktown that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Yorktown.
- Williamson County
- This Yorktown is located in Williamson County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km] to the southwest of the Yorktown that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Yorktown.
- Texas
- DeWitt County
- This Yorktown is located in DeWitt County and lies 1,200 miles [1,931.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Yorktown that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeWitt County community of Yorktown.
- Virginia
- York County
- This Yorktown is located in York County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Yorktown that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Yorktown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yorktown ...
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.
- Blackband
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blackband is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackband
- Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Joyce
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Joyce is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
- Lock Seventeen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lock Seventeen is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Seventeen
- New Philadelphia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reeds Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reeds Run is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Run
- Riverside Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Park is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Royal Lane Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Royal Lane Park is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lane Park
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Stone Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugarcreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Three Legs Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Three Legs Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Legs Town
- Willow Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Willow Glen is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Winklepleck Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winklepleck Grove is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winklepleck Grove
- Yankeetown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yankeetown is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
How Far From Yorktown 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 Yorktown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yorktown and extending to:
- New Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Tuscarawas County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Yorktown 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 260 miles [418.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,014 miles [9,678.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,736 miles [10,840.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,612 miles [7,422.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Yorktown) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Yorktown 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 Yorktown 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 Yorktown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4467, Longitude: -81.5154 In this case, the coordinates for Yorktown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.529 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.674 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.111 degrees. |
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