Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Amherst Heights:
  • 40.830057, -81.515953
  • 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 Amherst 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 Stark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stark County
  • Since Amherst Heights is near Summit County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Amherst Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Amherst 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.

• Clearview
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Clearview is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Crystal Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Crystal Springs is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
• Forty Corners Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Forty Corners Village is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Corners Village
• Grove Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Grove Mill is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Mill
• Hills and Dales
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
• Lake Cable
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Cable is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cable
• Lake Slagle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Slagle is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Slagle
• Lawndale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lawndale is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
• Mayflower Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
• New England
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • New England is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
• Pauls ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pauls is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls
• Ridgedale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ridgedale is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
• Rolling Hills Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rolling Hills Village is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills Village
• Walnut Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Hills is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Amherst Heights and extending to:

• Canton, which is the Seat of Stark County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Amherst Heights to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 272 miles [437.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,997 miles [9,651.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,720 miles [10,814.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,596 miles [7,396.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'