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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 Avondale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Avondale and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Avondale:
    • 40.826447, -81.414282
    • 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 Avondale
  • 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 Stark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stark County
    • Since Avondale is near Summit County and also Tuscarawas 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 Tuscarawas 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 Avondale

Communities Also Named Avondale ...

We found 60 communities that are also named Avondale.

There are seven communities within Ohio that are also named Avondale.

Beyond Ohio, we know of 53 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 53 communities, 55 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Belmont County
      • This Avondale is located in Belmont County and lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Avondale.
    • Coshocton 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 Ohio community of Avondale [Coshocton County].
    • Hamilton County
      • This Avondale is located in Hamilton County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Avondale.
    • Licking County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Licking County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Avondale.
    • Logan County
      • This Avondale is located in Logan County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the west of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Avondale.
    • Montgomery County
      • This Avondale is located in Montgomery County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Avondale.
    • Muskingum County
      • This Avondale is located in Muskingum County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Avondale.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Avondale is located in Jefferson County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Avondale.
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Avondale is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,767 miles [2,843.7 km]<1> to the west of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Avondale.
    • Colorado
      • Pueblo County
      • This Avondale is located in Pueblo County and lies 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km]<1> to the west of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pueblo County community of Avondale.
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • This Avondale is located in Duval County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the south of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Avondale.
      • Escambia County
      • This Avondale is located in Escambia County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km] to the south southwest of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Avondale.
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Avondale is located in Hillsborough County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km] to the south of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Avondale.
    • Georgia
      • Bibb County
      • This Avondale is located in Bibb County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Avondale.
      • Chatham County
      • This Avondale is located in Chatham County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km] to the south of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Avondale.
      • Dougherty County
      • This Avondale is located in Dougherty County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km] to the south southwest of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Avondale.
      • McDuffie County
      • This Avondale is located in McDuffie County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km] to the south of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDuffie County community of Avondale.
      • Muscogee County
      • This Avondale is located in Muscogee County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km] to the south southwest of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Avondale.
      • Richmond County
      • This Avondale is located in Richmond County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km] to the south of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Avondale.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Avondale is located in Cook County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Avondale.
    • Indiana
      • Grant 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 Indiana community of Avondale [Grant County].
    • Kansas
      • Franklin 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 Avondale [Franklin County].
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson 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 Avondale [Jefferson County].
      • McCracken 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 Kentucky community of Avondale [McCracken County].
    • Louisiana
      • Jefferson Parish
      • This Avondale is located in Jefferson Parish and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Parish community of Avondale.
      • Tensas Parish
      • This Avondale is located in Tensas Parish and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km] to the southwest of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tensas Parish community of Avondale.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Avondale is located in Carroll County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Avondale.
      • Prince George's County
      • This Avondale is located in Prince George's County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km] to the east southeast of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Avondale.
    • Michigan
      • Muskegon 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 Avondale [Muskegon County].
      • Osceola County
      • This Avondale is located in Osceola County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osceola County community of Avondale.
    • Mississippi
      • Bolivar 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 Mississippi community of Avondale [Bolivar County].
      • Oktibbeha County
      • This Avondale is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Avondale.
    • Missouri
      • Clay County
      • This Avondale is located in Clay County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<1> to the west of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Avondale.
    • Montana
      • Valley 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 Montana community of Avondale [Valley County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Avondale lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
    • New Jersey
      • Essex County
      • This Avondale is located in Essex County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the east of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Avondale.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Avondale lies 1,461 miles [2,351.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
    • North Carolina
      • Rutherford County
      • This Avondale is located in Rutherford County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the south of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Avondale.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Ontario
      • This Avondale lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Avondale is located in Chester County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Avondale.
      • York County
      • This Avondale is located in York County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km] to the east southeast of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Avondale.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Avondale lies 999 miles [1,607.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
    • Rhode Island
      • Washington County
      • This Avondale is located in Washington County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the east of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Avondale.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Avondale is located in Charleston County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<1> to the south of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Avondale.
      • Greenwood County
      • This Avondale is located in Greenwood County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km] to the south of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Avondale.
      • Oconee County
      • This Avondale is located in Oconee County and lies 430 miles [692 km] to the south southwest of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Avondale.
      • Sumter County
      • This Avondale is located in Sumter County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km] to the south of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Avondale.
    • Tennessee
      • Davidson County
      • This Avondale is located in Davidson County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the southwest of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Avondale.
      • Gibson County
      • This Avondale is located in Gibson County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km] to the southwest of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Avondale.
      • Grainger County
      • This Avondale is located in Grainger County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km] to the south southwest of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grainger County community of Avondale.
      • Hamilton County
      • This Avondale is located in Hamilton County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km] to the south southwest of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Avondale.
      • Sumner County
      • This Avondale is located in Sumner County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km] to the southwest of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Avondale.
    • Texas
      • Cameron County
      • This Avondale is located in Cameron County and lies 1,372 miles [2,208 km]<1> to the southwest of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Avondale.
      • Tarrant County
      • This Avondale is located in Tarrant County and lies 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km] to the west southwest of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Avondale.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Avondale is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,587 miles [2,554 km]<1> to the west of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Avondale.
    • Virginia
      • Hanover County
      • This Avondale is located in Hanover County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Avondale.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Avondale is located in King County and lies 2,041 miles [3,284.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Avondale.
    • West Virginia
      • Doddridge County
      • This Avondale is located in Doddridge County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Doddridge County community of Avondale.
      • McDowell County
      • This Avondale is located in McDowell County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km] to the south of the Avondale that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Avondale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Avondale ...

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.

  • Crystal Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Crystal Park is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Park
  • Edgefield
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Edgefield is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
  • Grove Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Grove Mill is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Mill
  • Hills and Dales
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Lake Cable
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Cable is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cable
  • Lake View Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lake View Heights is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Heights
  • Lincoln Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
  • Parkridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Parkridge is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkridge
  • Pleasant View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant View is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Ridgedale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Ridgedale is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
  • Skyline Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Skyline Hills is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Hills
  • Sweetbriar
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sweetbriar is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
  • Whispering Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Whispering Oaks is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks

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

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

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Stark County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Avondale to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 267 miles [429.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,993 miles [9,644.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,592 miles [7,390.1 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 from Point A (ie- Avondale) 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 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 Avondale 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 Avondale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Avondale 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 Avondale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8264, Longitude: -81.4143       In this case, the coordinates for Avondale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.45 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.642 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.933 degrees.