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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 Avery, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Avery 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 Avery:
    • 41.328055, -82.620669
    • 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 Avery
  • 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

Communities Also Named Avery ...

We found 25 communities that share the name Avery.

Within Ohio, the name Avery is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Etowah County
      • This Avery is located in Etowah County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Avery that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Avery.
      • Jackson 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 Alabama community of Avery [Jackson County].
      • Shelby County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Avery [Shelby County].
    • Arkansas
      • Lincoln County
      • This Avery is located in Lincoln County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the southwest of the Avery that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Avery.
    • California
      • Calaveras County
      • This Avery is located in Calaveras County and lies 1,999 miles [3,217.1 km]<1> to the west of the Avery that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calaveras County community of Avery.
    • Georgia
      • Cherokee County
      • This Avery is located in Cherokee County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Avery that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Avery.
    • Idaho
      • Shoshone County
      • This Avery is located in Shoshone County and lies 1,676 miles [2,697.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Avery that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Avery.
    • Illinois
      • Jo Daviess 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 Illinois community of Avery [Jo Daviess County].
    • Indiana
      • Clinton County
      • This Avery is located in Clinton County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Avery that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Avery.
    • Iowa
      • Monroe County
      • This Avery is located in Monroe County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the west of the Avery that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Avery.
    • Kansas
      • Reno 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 Avery [Reno County].
    • Kentucky
      • Owen 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 Kentucky community of Avery [Owen County].
    • Louisiana
      • Iberia Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Avery [Iberia Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Avery is located in Montgomery County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Avery that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Avery.
    • Michigan
      • Berrien County
      • This Avery is located in Berrien County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the west of the Avery that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Avery.
      • Montmorency County
      • This Avery is located in Montmorency County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km] to the north northwest of the Avery that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montmorency County community of Avery.
    • Missouri
      • Crawford County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Avery [Crawford County].
      • Dent 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 Missouri community of Avery [Dent County].
      • Hickory County
      • This Avery is located in Hickory County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Avery that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickory County community of Avery.
    • Nebraska
      • Sarpy County
      • This Avery is located in Sarpy County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the west of the Avery that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarpy County community of Avery.
    • Oklahoma
      • Lincoln County
      • This Avery is located in Lincoln County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Avery that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Avery.
    • Oregon
      • Benton County
      • This Avery is located in Benton County and lies 2,045 miles [3,291.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Avery that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Avery.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Susquehanna 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 Pennsylvania community of Avery [Susquehanna County].
      • Wyoming County
      • This Avery is located in Wyoming County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the east of the Avery that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Avery.
    • Texas
      • Red River County
      • This Avery is located in Red River County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Avery that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River County community of Avery.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Avery ...

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.

  • Bogart
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
    • Bogart is located in Erie County
  • Ceylon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ceylon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
    • Ceylon is located in Erie County
  • Hunts Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
    • Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
    • Hunts Corners has also been known as:
    • Moorehead
  • Lyme ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
    • Lyme is located in Erie County
  • Ranch Wood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranch Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Wood
    • Ranch Wood is located in Erie County
  • Ruggles Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruggles Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles Beach
    • Ruggles Beach is located in Erie County
  • Sand Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
    • Sand Hill is located in Erie County
  • Spears Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spears Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Corners
    • Spears Corners is located in Erie County
  • Standardsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standardsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standardsburg
    • Standardsburg is located in Huron County
  • Strongs Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strongs Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Ridge
    • Strongs Ridge is located in Huron County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Avery and extending to:

  • Sandusky, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Avery to Sandusky, with an average speed<5> 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 95 miles [152.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 339 miles [545.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,018 miles [9,685 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,745 miles [10,855 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,622 miles [7,438.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Avery. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Erie County: www.erie-county-ohio.net/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Avery) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Avery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3281, Longitude: -82.6207       In this case, the coordinates for Avery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Avery 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Avery, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Avery to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.192 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.559 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.32 degrees.









 

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