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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 Bexley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bexley 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 Bexley:
- 39.962286, -82.933514
- 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 Bexley
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Bexley is near Licking County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Licking County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 Bexley
Communities Also Named Bexley ...
We found two communities that are also named Bexley.
Within Ohio, the name Bexley is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- George County
- This Bexley is located in George County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bexley that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the George County community of Bexley.
- Ontario
- This Bexley lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bexley that is located in Franklin County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bexley ...
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.
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Big Walnut is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Blacklick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Columbus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Edgewater Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewater Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Edward ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Edward is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Edward has also been known as:
- Edwards Station
- Groveport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hibernia ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hibernia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Marble Cliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marble Cliff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Cliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
- Parks Mills ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Parks Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mills
- Rose Hill Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Heights is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Heights
- Roseland ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Roseland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Seagrove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seagrove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagrove
- Seagrove has also been known as:
- Seagrave
- Valley Crossing ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Valley Crossing is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crossing
- Wonderland ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wonderland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland
How Far From Bexley 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 city such as Bexley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bexley and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies just to the west northwest (WNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Bexley to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,093 miles [9,805.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,816 miles [10,969.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,692 miles [7,551 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bexley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bexley 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 Bexley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9623, Longitude: -82.9335 In this case, the coordinates for Bexley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.43 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.628 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.921 degrees. |
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