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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 Ionia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ionia 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 Ionia:
- 43.096733, -76.381322
- 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 Ionia
- 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 Onondaga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga County
- Since Ionia is near Cayuga County and also Oswego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cayuga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego 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 Ionia
Communities Also Named Ionia ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Ionia.
There is one other community in New York that is also named Ionia.
Beyond New York, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Ontario County
- This Ionia is located in Ontario County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the west of the Ionia that is located in Onondaga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontario County community of Ionia.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Benton County
- This Ionia is located in Benton County and lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ionia that is located in Onondaga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Ionia.
- Florida
- Clay County
- 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 Florida community of Ionia [Clay County].
- Iowa
- Chickasaw County
- This Ionia is located in Chickasaw County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the west of the Ionia that is located in Onondaga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chickasaw County community of Ionia.
- Kansas
- Jewell County
- This Ionia is located in Jewell County and lies 1,158 miles [1,863.6 km]<1> to the west of the Ionia that is located in Onondaga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jewell County community of Ionia.
- Michigan
- Ionia County
- This Ionia is located in Ionia County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the west of the Ionia that is located in Onondaga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ionia County community of Ionia.
- Missouri
- Benton County
- This Ionia is located in Benton County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ionia that is located in Onondaga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Ionia.
- Nebraska
- Dixon County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Ionia [Dixon County].
- North Carolina
- Robeson County
- 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 North Carolina community of Ionia [Robeson County].
- South Carolina
- Sumter County
- 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 South Carolina community of Ionia [Sumter County].
- Virginia
- Dinwiddie County
- 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 Virginia community of Ionia [Dinwiddie County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ionia ...
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.
- Amboy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Amboy is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Bangall
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bangall is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangall
- Cold Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cold Springs is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Garden Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garden Terrace is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Terrace
- Halfway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Halfway is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Jacks Reef
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
- Jones Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jones Point is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Point
- Jordan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Village is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Village
- Parson Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parson Farms is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Farms
- Peru
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Peru is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Plainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pump Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pump Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pump Corners
- Red Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rock is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Sweets Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sweets Crossing is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets Crossing
How Far From Ionia 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 Ionia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ionia and extending to:
- Syracuse, which is the Seat of Onondaga County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ionia to Syracuse, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 291 miles [468.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,694 miles [9,163.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,290 miles [6,904.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
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 from Point A (ie- Ionia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Ionia 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 Ionia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Ionia 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 Ionia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0967, Longitude: -76.3813 In this case, the coordinates for Ionia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.137 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.25 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.679 degrees. |
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