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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 Young Hickory, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Young Hickory 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 Young Hickory:
- 39.779516, -81.749298
- 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 Young Hickory
- 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 Muskingum County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muskingum County
- Since Young Hickory is near Morgan County and also Noble County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Noble 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 Young Hickory
Communities Also Named Young Hickory ...
We found one communities that are also named Young Hickory.
Within Ohio, the name Young Hickory is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Young Hickory in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Steuben County
- This Young Hickory is located in Steuben County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Young Hickory that is located in Muskingum County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Young Hickory.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Young Hickory ...
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.
- Blue Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cabinville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cabinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabinville
- Cedar Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cedar Run is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
- Cloud ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cloud is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud
- Coal Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Coal Hill is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Freeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Freeland is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
- Gaysport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gaysport is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaysport
- High Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- High Hill is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Museville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Olive Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Rich Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rich Hill is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Ruraldale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ruraldale is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruraldale
- Stone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stone is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
How Far From Young Hickory 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 Young Hickory to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Young Hickory and extending to:
- Zanesville, which is the Seat of Muskingum County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Young Hickory to Zanesville, 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 67 miles [107.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,054 miles [9,743 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,773 miles [10,900.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,649 miles [7,481.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Young Hickory) 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 Young Hickory 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 Young Hickory. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7795, Longitude: -81.7493 In this case, the coordinates for Young Hickory have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.697 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.766 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.445 degrees. |
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