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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 Applecreek Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Applecreek Village 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 Applecreek Village:
- 41.352778, -81.495556
- 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 Applecreek Village
- 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 Applecreek Village is near Summit County and also Portage 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 Portage 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 Applecreek Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near Applecreek Village ...
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.
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Chagrin Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Falls Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Falls Junction is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
- Henry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henry is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Independence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Little York
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little York is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Maple Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Miles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Miles is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Orange Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Orange Center is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Center
- Pepper Pike
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Randall
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Randall is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Reminderville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Shaker Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Southpark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Southpark is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southpark
- Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Willow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
How Far From Applecreek Village 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 Applecreek Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Applecreek Village and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Cuyahoga County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Applecreek Village to Cleveland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 123 miles [197.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 290 miles [466.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five 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 5,973 miles [9,612.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,698 miles [10,779.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,574 miles [7,361.1 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Applecreek Village) 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 Applecreek Village 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 Applecreek Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3528, Longitude: -81.4956 In this case, the coordinates for Applecreek Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.478 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.753 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.784 degrees. |
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