Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bassett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bassett and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bassett
- 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 Bassett:
- 41.211997, -83.673545
- 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 Bassett
- 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Since Bassett is near Hancock County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- eBird sighting report for Henry 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bassett ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Bassett.
Within Ohio, the name Bassett is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- Texas
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bassett ...
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.
- Chase
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Christy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Cloverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Wood County
- Deweyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deweyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
- Deweyville is located in Hancock County
- Ducat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Eagleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Eagleville is located in Wood County
- Jerry City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerry City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Meadowvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
- Meadowvale is located in Wood County
- Milton Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Milton Center is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Oil Center ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Oil Center is located in Wood County
- Portage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Rudolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Wineland ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Wintergarden Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintergarden Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintergarden Heights
- Wintergarden Heights is located in Wood County
How Far From Bassett 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 Bassett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Bassett once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bassett and extending to:
- Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Bassett to Bowling Green, with an average speed<5> 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 92 miles [148.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,064 miles [9,759.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,793 miles [10,932.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,671 miles [7,517.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.oh.us/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bassett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bassett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2120, Longitude: -83.6735 In this case, the coordinates for Bassett 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 Bassett 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 Bassett, 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 Bassett 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 311.867 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.31 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.857 degrees. |