Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Billingstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Billingstown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Billingstown
- 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 Billingstown:
- 41.693106, -84.795513
- 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 Billingstown
- 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 Williams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Williams County
- Since Billingstown is near Steuben County and also Hillsdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Steuben County
- eBird sighting report for Hillsdale 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Billingstown ...
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.
- Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - California
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- California is located in Branch County (MI)
- Canada Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County (MI)
- Clear Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clear Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Cold Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Forest Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Fountain Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Fountain Park is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Frontier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Glen Eden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Greyhound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Jim Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Nettle Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Lake
- Nettle Lake is located in Williams County
- Page
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Reading
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Reading is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <3>
- Russels Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Greyhound
How Far From Billingstown 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 Billingstown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Billingstown and extending to:
- Bryan, which is the Seat of Williams County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Billingstown to Bryan, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 151 miles [243 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 451 miles [725.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,085 miles [9,792.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,697 miles [7,559.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Billingstown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Williams County: www.co.williams.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Billingstown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Billingstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6931, Longitude: -84.7955 In this case, the coordinates for Billingstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Billingstown 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 312.577 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.188 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.237 degrees. |