Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Zoarville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zoarville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Zoarville

• 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 Zoarville:
  • 40.584344, -81.389135
  • 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 Zoarville

• 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 Zoarville is near Carroll County and also Stark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stark 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 Zoarville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Zoarville ...

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.

• Beartown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Beartown is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
• Dover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dover is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dover
  • From Zoarville to Dover
• Dutchtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dutchtown is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
• Egypt ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Egypt is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Heritage Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
• Magnolia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Magnolia is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <1>
• Mineral City
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mineral City is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral City <1>
• New England ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • New England is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
• Reeds Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Reeds Run is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Run
• Sandyville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sandyville is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
• Valley Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Valley Junction is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction

How Far From Zoarville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Zoarville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Zoarville and extending to:

• New Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Tuscarawas County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Zoarville to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 6 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 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 6,003 miles [9,660.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,601 miles [7,404.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'