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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 Sidneyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sidneyville 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 Sidneyville:
- 38.858139, -81.732630
- 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 Sidneyville
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Sidneyville is near Meigs County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason 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 Sidneyville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sidneyville ...
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.
- Cottageville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cottageville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Danstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Danstown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danstown
- Evans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evans is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Evergreen Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
- Flatwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Hemlock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hemlock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Jones Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Crossing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Mentor ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mentor is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Murray
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Murray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- New Era
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Era is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Parchment Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Parchment Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment Valley
- Pleasant Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Ravenswood Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ravenswood Ferry is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood Ferry
- Salt Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Hill
- Sandyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Sidneyville 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 Sidneyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sidneyville and extending to:
- Ripley, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Sidneyville to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 252 miles [405.6 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 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 6,094 miles [9,807.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,686 miles [7,541.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Sidneyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Sidneyville 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 Sidneyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8581, Longitude: -81.7326 In this case, the coordinates for Sidneyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.712 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.646 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.743 degrees. |
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