Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blackbrook Valley Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blackbrook Valley Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blackbrook Valley Estates
- 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 Blackbrook Valley Estates:
- 41.265000, -81.147222
- 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 Blackbrook Valley Estates
- 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 Portage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Portage County
- Since Blackbrook Valley Estates is near Geauga County and also Trumbull County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Geauga County
- eBird sighting report for Trumbull 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 Blackbrook Valley Estates ...
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.
- Drakesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Evergreen Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Freedom
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Freedom Dam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Dam
- Freedom Dam is located in Portage County
- Freedom Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Station
- Freedom Station is located in Portage County
- Greenleafs Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenleafs Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleafs Corners
- Greenleafs Corners is located in Portage County
- Hamlet Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlet Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Park
- Hamlet Park is located in Portage County
- Julia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Nelson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Nelson is located in Portage County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <2>
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Popes Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popes Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Corners
- Popes Corners is located in Geauga County
- Silo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Blackbrook Valley Estates 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 Blackbrook Valley Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Blackbrook Valley Estates and extending to:
- Ravenna, which is the Seat of Portage County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Blackbrook Valley Estates to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 271 miles [436.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,963 miles [9,596.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,563 miles [7,343.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blackbrook Valley Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blackbrook Valley Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blackbrook Valley Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2650, Longitude: -81.1472 In this case, the coordinates for Blackbrook Valley Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Blackbrook Valley Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.263 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.496 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.653 degrees. |