Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ballville:
  • 41.327831, -83.132141
  • 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 Ballville

• 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 Sandusky County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sandusky County
  • Since Ballville is near Seneca County and also Ottawa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Seneca County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa 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 Ballville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ballville ...

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.

• Bettsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bettsville is located in Seneca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bettsville <1>
• Booktown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Booktown is located in Sandusky County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booktown
• Fourmile House Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fourmile House Corner is located in Sandusky County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile House Corner
• Green Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
• Green Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Springs is located in Seneca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Springs <1>
• Havens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Havens is located in Sandusky County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens
• Kingsway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
• Oil Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oil Station is located in Sandusky County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Station
• Stony Prairie
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
• Winters Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Winters Station is located in Sandusky County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Station

How Far From Ballville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ballville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ballville and extending to:

• Fremont, which is the Seat of Sandusky County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Ballville to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 362 miles [582.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,038 miles [9,717.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,766 miles [10,888.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,643 miles [7,472.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'