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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 Ohioville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ohioville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Ohioville:
    • 40.682009, -80.445899
    • 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 Ohioville
  • 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 Ohioville ...

We found two communities that share the name Ohioville.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Ohioville is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Ulster County
      • This Ohioville is located in Ulster County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ohioville that is located in Beaver County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Ohioville.
    • Ohio
      • Guernsey County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Guernsey County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Ohioville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ohioville ...

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.

  • Blackhawk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackhawk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
    • Blackhawk is located in Beaver County
  • Dry Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
    • Dry Run is located in Columbiana County (OH)
  • Five Points
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Beaver County
  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
  • Glasgow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
    • Glasgow is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Hookstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hookstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookstown
    • Hookstown is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hookstown <4>
  • Industry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Josephtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephtown
    • Josephtown is located in Beaver County
  • Merrill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
    • Merrill is located in Beaver County
  • Rowtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowtown
    • Rowtown is located in Beaver County
  • Shippingport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippingport
    • Shippingport is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people

How Far From Ohioville 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 Ohioville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ohioville and extending to:

  • Beaver, which is the Seat of Beaver County, lies just to the East.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Ohioville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 218 miles [350.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,961 miles [9,593.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,557 miles [7,333.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ohioville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Beaver County: www.co.beaver.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ohioville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ohioville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6820, Longitude: -80.4459       In this case, the coordinates for Ohioville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Ohioville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Ohioville 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 309.853 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.942 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.54 degrees.









 

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