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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 Zaleski, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zaleski 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 Zaleski:
- 39.282786, -82.394259
- 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 Zaleski
- 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 Vinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vinton County
- Since Zaleski is near Athens County and also Meigs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Athens County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs 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 Zaleski
Communities Also Named Zaleski ...
We found one communities that are also named Zaleski.
Within Ohio, the name Zaleski is unique.
Beyond Ohio.
While we haven't found any other communities named Zaleski in either the United States or Canada, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Belarus
- Distance: 4,687 miles [7,543 km]<1> to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Zaleski
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zaleski ...
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.
- Coonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonville
- Elk Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elk Fork is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Fork
- Hope ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pincher ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pincher is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pincher
- Prattsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Prattsville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsville
- Red Diamond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Diamond is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Diamond
- Zeal ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zeal is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeal
How Far From Zaleski 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 village such as Zaleski to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Zaleski and extending to:
- McArthur, which is the Seat of Vinton County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Zaleski to Columbus, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 288 miles [463.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,102 miles [9,820.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,697 miles [7,559.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Zaleski) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Zaleski 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 Zaleski. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2828, Longitude: -82.3943 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.109 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.162 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.897 degrees. |
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