Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blissfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blissfield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blissfield
- 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 Blissfield:
- 40.399789, -81.965419
- 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 Blissfield
- 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 Coshocton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Coshocton County
- Since Blissfield is near Holmes County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Holmes County
- eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Blissfield ...
We found two communities that share the name Blissfield.
Within Ohio, the name Blissfield is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another two communities that are located throughout 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 ...
- Michigan
- Lenawee County
- This Blissfield is located in Lenawee County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Blissfield that is located in Coshocton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Blissfield.
- New Brunswick
- This Blissfield lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blissfield that is located in Coshocton County.
- Michigan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blissfield ...
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.
- Bluff ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Clark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Grade ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Killbuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killbuck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killbuck
- Killbuck is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 921 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killbuck <3>
- Layland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Mohawk Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Nellie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Spring Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mountain
- Spring Mountain is located in Coshocton County
How Far From Blissfield 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 Blissfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blissfield and extending to:
- Coshocton, which is the Seat of Coshocton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blissfield to Coshocton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 281 miles [452.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 6,034 miles [9,710.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,757 miles [10,874.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,633 miles [7,456.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blissfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Coshocton County: www.co.coshocton.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Blissfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blissfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3998, Longitude: -81.9654 In this case, the coordinates for Blissfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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 Blissfield 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 310.812 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.989 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.333 degrees. |