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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 Ambler Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ambler Heights 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 Ambler Heights:
- 41.497274, -81.600960
- 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 Ambler Heights
- 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 Cuyahoga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga County
- Since Ambler Heights is near Lake County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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 Ambler Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ambler Heights ...
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.
- Big Italy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Big Italy is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Italy
- Bluestone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bluestone is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
- Coits
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coits is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coits
- Dutch Alley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dutch Alley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Alley
- Euclid Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Euclid Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid Heights
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Four Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Four Points is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Garden Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Glenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Henry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Little Bohemia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Bohemia is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bohemia
- Little Italy
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Little Italy is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Miles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Miles is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- New Chinatown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Chinatown is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chinatown
- Shaker Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- University Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
How Far From Ambler Heights 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 community such as Ambler Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ambler Heights and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Cuyahoga County, lies just to the West.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Ambler Heights to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 300 miles [482.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,971 miles [9,609.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,696 miles [10,776.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,573 miles [7,359.5 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ambler Heights) 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 Ambler Heights 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 Ambler Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4973, Longitude: -81.6010 In this case, the coordinates for Ambler Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.538 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.843 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.781 degrees. |
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