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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 Reynoldsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reynoldsburg 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 Reynoldsburg:
    • 36.083393, -87.940309
    • 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 Reynoldsburg
  • 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 Humphreys County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Humphreys County
    • Since Reynoldsburg is near Benton County and also Houston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston 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 Reynoldsburg

Communities Also Named Reynoldsburg ...

We found two communities that are also named Reynoldsburg.

Within Tennessee, the name Reynoldsburg is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Johnson County
      • This Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Reynoldsburg that is located in Humphreys County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Reynoldsburg.
    • Ohio
      • Franklin County
      • This Reynoldsburg is located in Franklin County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Reynoldsburg that is located in Humphreys County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Reynoldsburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reynoldsburg ...

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.

  • Chalklevel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Chalklevel is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalklevel
  • Chestnut Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Dughill ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dughill is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dughill
  • Elysian Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elysian Grove is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysian Grove
  • Halls Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
  • Liberty
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Liberty is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Pigeon Roost
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
  • Plant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Plant is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
  • Polecat
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Polecat is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polecat
  • Rockport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockport is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Tin Cup
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Tin Cup is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Cup
  • Trinity
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Trinity is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
  • Trotters Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Trotters Ferry is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotters Ferry

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Reynoldsburg once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Reynoldsburg and extending to:

  • Waverly, which is the Seat of Humphreys County, lies just to the East.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Reynoldsburg to Nashville, with an average speed<3> 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,196 miles [11,580.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,071 miles [8,161 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Reynoldsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Reynoldsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Reynoldsburg 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 Reynoldsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0834, Longitude: -87.9403       In this case, the coordinates for Reynoldsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.515 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.61 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.208 degrees.