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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 Birds Nest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Birds Nest and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Birds Nest:
    • 41.475050, -81.777079
    • 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 Birds Nest
  • 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 Cuyahoga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga County
    • Since Birds Nest is near Lorain County and also Medina County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lorain County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Medina 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 Birds Nest

Communities Also Named Birds Nest ...

We found two communities that are also named Birds Nest.

Within Ohio, the name Birds Nest is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Crawford County
      • This Birds Nest is located in Crawford County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Birds Nest that is located in Cuyahoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Birds Nest.
    • South Carolina
      • Georgetown County
      • This Birds Nest is located in Georgetown County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Birds Nest that is located in Cuyahoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Birds Nest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Birds Nest ...

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 Italy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Big Italy is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Italy
  • Dutch Alley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Dutch Alley is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Alley
  • Garden Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Garden Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
  • Little Bohemia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Little Bohemia is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bohemia
  • Miles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Miles is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
  • New Chinatown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Chinatown is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chinatown
  • River Edge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • River Edge is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
  • Rockport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Rocky River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Short Line Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Short Line Junction is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Line Junction
  • Willow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Willow is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow

How Far From Birds Nest 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 Birds Nest to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Birds Nest and extending to:

  • Cleveland, which is the Seat of Cuyahoga County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Birds Nest to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 306 miles [492.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,978 miles [9,620.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,704 miles [10,789 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,581 miles [7,372.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Birds Nest) 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 Birds Nest 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 Birds Nest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4751, Longitude: -81.7771       In this case, the coordinates for Birds Nest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.65 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.967 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.872 degrees.