Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Aukerman:
  • 40.959774, -82.024360
  • 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 Aukerman

• 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Since Aukerman is near Medina County and also Ashland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Medina County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashland 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 Aukerman

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aukerman ...

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.

• Cedar Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Valley is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
• Congress
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Congress is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Congress
  • From Aukerman to Congress
• Devil Town
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Devil Town is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
• Eight Square ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Eight Square is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Square
• Friendsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Friendsville is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Friendsville
  • From Aukerman to Friendsville
• Garden Isle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Garden Isle is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Isle
• Golden Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Golden Corners is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Corners
• Hermanville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hermanville is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
• Homer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Homer is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Homer
  • From Aukerman to Homer
• Homerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Homerville is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homerville
• Mechanicsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
• Pleasant Home
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Home is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home

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

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

• Wooster, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Aukerman to Wooster, with an average speed<2> 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 84 miles [135.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 299 miles [481.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,011 miles [9,673.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,736 miles [10,840.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,612 miles [7,422.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'