Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Academia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Academia and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Academia

• 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 Academia:
  • 40.413673, -82.468218
  • 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 Academia

• 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Since Academia is near Morrow County and also Richland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morrow County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland 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 Academia

Communities Also Named Academia ...

We found one communities that are also named Academia.

Within Ohio, the name Academia is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Academia in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Juniata County
    • This Academia is located in Juniata County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the east of the Academia that is located in Knox County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juniata County community of Academia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Academia ...

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.

• Bangs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bangs is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
• Five Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Corners is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Fleaville ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fleaville is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
  • Fleaville has also been known as:
  • Fleaville City
• Four Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Four Corners is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Green Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Green Valley is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Howard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Howard is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <2>
• Hunt
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hunt is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
• Lake View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake View is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
• Mount Liberty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
• Pipesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pipesville is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville

How Far From Academia 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 Academia to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Academia and extending to:

• Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Academia to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 307 miles [494.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,054 miles [9,743 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,777 miles [10,906.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,653 miles [7,488.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'