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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 Bluecast, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bluecast 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 Bluecast:
- 41.154216, -84.869408
- 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 Bluecast
- 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 Allen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allen County
- Since Bluecast is near Paulding County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Bluecast
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bluecast ...
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.
- Cedarville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cuba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Halls Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Halls Corners is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corners
- Leo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Link ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Link is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Smiley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smiley is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley
- Tanglewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tanglewood is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
How Far From Bluecast 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 Bluecast to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bluecast and extending to:
- Fort Wayne, which is the Seat of Allen County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bluecast to Fort Wayne, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 442 miles [711.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,113 miles [9,837.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,844 miles [11,014.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,723 miles [7,600.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bluecast) 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 Bluecast 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 Bluecast. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1542, Longitude: -84.8694 In this case, the coordinates for Bluecast have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.637 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.177 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.443 degrees. |
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