Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ada, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ada and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ada
- 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 Ada:
- 40.768036, -83.824687
- 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 Ada
- 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 Hardin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- Since Ada is near Allen County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Allen County
- eBird sighting report for Hancock 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ada ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Ada.
Within Ohio, the name Ada is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Ada, we know of seven communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Bienville Parish
- This Ada is located in Bienville Parish and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ada that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bienville Parish community of Ada.
- Grant Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Ada [Grant Parish].
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Distance: 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km]<1> to the northeast
- Spain
- Distance: 3,778 miles [6,080.1 km]<1> to the east northeast
- Ghana
- Distance: 5,406 miles [8,700.1 km]<1> to the east
- Croatia
- Distance: 4,800 miles [7,724.9 km]<1> to the northeast
- India
- Distance: 8,104 miles [13,042.1 km]<1> to the north northeast
- Japan
- Distance: 7,332 miles [11,799.7 km]<1> to the north northwest
- Serbia
- Distance: 4,838 miles [7,786 km]<1> to the northeast
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ada ...
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.
- Beaverdam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverdam have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Beaverdam is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverdam <5>
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Harrod
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrod
- Harrod is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrod <5>
- Huntersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Maysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - New Stark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Quickstep
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Rockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Slabtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Walnut Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
How Far From Ada 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 village such as Ada to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ada and extending to:
- Kenton, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ada to Kenton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 382 miles [614.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,091 miles [9,802.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,695 miles [7,555.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ada. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ada) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ada. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7680, Longitude: -83.8247 In this case, the coordinates for Ada have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Ada could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Ada, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Ada to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.975 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.367 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.072 degrees. |