Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Amlin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Amlin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Amlin
- 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 Amlin:
- 40.076794, -83.180648
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Amlin
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Amlin is near Madison County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Amlin ...
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.
- Arnold
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Dublin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49,372 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <2>
- Highway ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Jerome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Lamb Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - New California
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New California have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- New California is located in Union County
- Plain City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain City
- Plain City is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,761 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain City <2>
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
How Far From Amlin 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 Amlin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Amlin and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Amlin to Columbus, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 337 miles [542.3 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 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,697 miles [7,559.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amlin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Amlin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amlin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0768, Longitude: -83.1806 |
| <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 Amlin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.583 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.819 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.997 degrees. |