Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Big Walnut, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Big Walnut and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Big Walnut
- 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 Big Walnut:
- 40.245673, -82.849837
- 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 Big Walnut
- 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 Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Since Big Walnut is near Knox County and also Licking County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- eBird sighting report for Licking 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 Big Walnut ...
We found one communities that share the name Big Walnut.
There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Big Walnut.
Beyond Ohio.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Franklin County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Big Walnut [Franklin County].
- Franklin County
Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Walnut ...
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.
- Africa ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Center Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Center Village is located in Delaware County
- Fargo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Galena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Galena is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <3>
- Green ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Harlem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem is located in Delaware County
- Harlem has also been known as:
- Buddtown
- Mackstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Maxtown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Olive Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Olive Green is located in Delaware County
- Pagetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Stark Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark Corners
- Stark Corners is located in Delaware County
- Stark's Corners ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stark's Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark's Corners
- Stark's Corners is located in Delaware County
- Victory Camp ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
- Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
How Far From Big Walnut 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 Big Walnut 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 Big Walnut once stood, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Big Walnut and extending to:
- Delaware, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<5> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Big Walnut to Delaware, with an average speed<6> 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 323 miles [519.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,076 miles [9,778.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,800 miles [10,943.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,676 miles [7,525.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Big Walnut, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Big Walnut) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Walnut. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2457, Longitude: -82.8498 |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Big Walnut to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.371 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.602 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.79 degrees. |