Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Blennerhassett:
  • 39.263686, -81.629294
  • 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 Blennerhassett

• 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
  • Since Blennerhassett is near Washington County and also Athens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Athens 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 Blennerhassett

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blennerhassett ...

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.

• Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
• Larkmead
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Larkmead is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkmead
• Little Hocking
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Little Hocking is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hocking
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Hocking <1>
• New England
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • New England is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
• Pettyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pettyville is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyville
• Pleasant Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Pleasant View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant View is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Porterfield
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
• Redbush
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
• Rockland
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
• Veto
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Veto is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
• Walkers Crossing ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Walkers Crossing is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Crossing

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

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

• Parkersburg, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies just to the East.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Blennerhassett to Charleston, 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 247 miles [397.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,072 miles [9,771.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,790 miles [10,927.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,665 miles [7,507.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'