Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bettes Corners:
  • 41.102834, -81.488726
  • 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 Bettes Corners

• 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 Summit County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
  • Since Bettes Corners is near Portage County and also Stark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Portage County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stark 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 Bettes Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bettes Corners ...

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.

• Cascade ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cascade is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
• Derby Downs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Derby Downs is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Downs
• Firestone Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Firestone Park is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firestone Park
• Fish Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fish Creek is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
• Goodyear Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Goodyear Heights is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear Heights
• Halo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Halo is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
• Iron Bridge ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Iron Bridge is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
• Maple Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Maple Valley is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
• Silver Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Silver Lake is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
• Six Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Six Corners is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
• White House Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • White House Park is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Park

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

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

• Akron, which is the Seat of Summit County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Bettes Corners to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 280 miles [450.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,984 miles [9,630.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,708 miles [10,795.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,584 miles [7,377.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'