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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 Atwater, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Atwater 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 Atwater:
- 41.023947, -81.163433
- 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 Atwater
- 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 Portage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Portage County
- Since Atwater is near Stark County and also Mahoning County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stark County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mahoning 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 Atwater
Communities Also Named Atwater ...
We found nine communities that are also named Atwater.
Within Ohio, the name Atwater is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Atwater is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,068 miles [3,328.1 km]<1> to the west of the Atwater that is located in Portage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Atwater.
- Merced County
- This Atwater is located in Merced County and lies 2,108 miles [3,392.5 km] to the west of the Atwater that is located in Portage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merced County community of Atwater.
- Georgia
- Upson County
- This Atwater is located in Upson County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Atwater that is located in Portage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upson County community of Atwater.
- Illinois
- Macoupin County
- This Atwater is located in Macoupin County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the west of the Atwater that is located in Portage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macoupin County community of Atwater.
- Kansas
- Meade 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 Atwater [Meade County].
- Michigan
- Huron 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 Atwater [Huron County].
- Minnesota
- Kandiyohi County
- This Atwater is located in Kandiyohi County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Atwater that is located in Portage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kandiyohi County community of Atwater.
- Saskatchewan
- This Atwater lies 1,208 miles [1,944.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Atwater that is located in Portage County.
- Wisconsin
- Dodge County
- This Atwater is located in Dodge County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Atwater that is located in Portage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Atwater.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Atwater ...
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.
- Alliance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bloody Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bloody Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloody Corners
- Bolton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Diamond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Edinburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edinburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Five Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Five Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Hillcrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Industry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Industry is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Lloyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rootstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Hills is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
How Far From Atwater 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 Atwater to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Atwater and extending to:
- Ravenna, which is the Seat of Portage County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Atwater to Ravenna, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 120 miles [193.1 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 263 miles [423.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,974 miles [9,614.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,697 miles [10,777.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,573 miles [7,359.5 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Atwater) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Atwater 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 Atwater 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 Atwater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0239, Longitude: -81.1634 In this case, the coordinates for Atwater have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.284 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.484 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.747 degrees. |
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