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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 Amboy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Amboy 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 Amboy:
- 41.927277, -80.615078
- 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 Amboy
- 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 Ashtabula County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ashtabula County
- Since Amboy is near Erie County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Amboy
Communities Also Named Amboy ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named Amboy.
Within Ohio, the name Amboy is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- This Amboy is located in Pulaski County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Amboy that is located in Ashtabula County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Amboy.
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Amboy is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,956 miles [3,147.9 km]<1> to the west of the Amboy that is located in Ashtabula County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Amboy.
- Georgia
- Turner 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 Georgia community of Amboy [Turner County].
- Wilcox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Amboy [Wilcox County].
- Illinois
- Lee County
- This Amboy is located in Lee County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the west of the Amboy that is located in Ashtabula County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Amboy.
- Indiana
- Miami County
- This Amboy is located in Miami County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Amboy that is located in Ashtabula County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Amboy.
- Iowa
- Jasper 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 Iowa community of Amboy [Jasper County].
- Kansas
- Rooks 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 Kansas community of Amboy [Rooks County].
- Michigan
- Hillsdale 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 Michigan community of Amboy [Hillsdale County].
- Minnesota
- Blue Earth County
- This Amboy is located in Blue Earth County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Amboy that is located in Ashtabula County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blue Earth County community of Amboy.
- Otter Tail 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 Minnesota community of Amboy [Otter Tail County].
- Nebraska
- Webster County
- This Amboy is located in Webster County and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<1> to the west of the Amboy that is located in Ashtabula County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Amboy.
- New York
- Onondaga County
- This Amboy is located in Onondaga County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Amboy that is located in Ashtabula County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Amboy.
- North Carolina
- Chowan 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 Amboy [Chowan County].
- South Dakota
- Sanborn 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 Dakota community of Amboy [Sanborn County].
- Washington
- Clark County
- This Amboy is located in Clark County and lies 2,074 miles [3,337.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Amboy that is located in Ashtabula County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Amboy.
- West Virginia
- Preston County
- This Amboy is located in Preston County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Amboy that is located in Ashtabula County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Amboy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Amboy ...
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.
- Center Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Center Corner is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Corner
- Cherry Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cherry Hill is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Crestlawn Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crestlawn Village is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Village
- Gageville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gageville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gageville
- Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harbor is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor
- Kelloggsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Kingsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville On-the-Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Willow Arms
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Willow Arms is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Arms
How Far From Amboy to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Amboy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Amboy and extending to:
- Jefferson, which is the Seat of Ashtabula County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Amboy to Jefferson, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 183 miles [294.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 281 miles [452.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,913 miles [9,516.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,514 miles [7,264.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Amboy) 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 Amboy 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Amboy 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 Amboy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9273, Longitude: -80.6151 In this case, the coordinates for Amboy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.892 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.176 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.16 degrees. |
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