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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 Stafford Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stafford Center 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 Stafford Center:
- 41.408384, -84.831904
- 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 Stafford Center
- 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Stafford Center is near Defiance County and also Williams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Defiance County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williams 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 Stafford Center
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stafford Center ...
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.
- Butler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clarksville is located in Defiance County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Cold Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cold Springs is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Farmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Farmer is located in Defiance County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Forest Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Park is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Fountain Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fountain Park is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Halls Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Halls Corners is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corners
- Hicksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Island Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Island Park is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
- Link ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Link is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Orangeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Orangeville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Rosedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale is located in Defiance County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Russels Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Six Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Six Corners is located in Defiance County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
How Far From Stafford Center 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 Stafford Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Stafford Center and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stafford Center to Auburn, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 446 miles [717.8 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 6,100 miles [9,817 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,711 miles [7,581.6 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Stafford Center) 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 Stafford Center 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 Stafford Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4084, Longitude: -84.8319 In this case, the coordinates for Stafford Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.607 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.181 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.345 degrees. |
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