Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bloom Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bloom Center and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bloom Center

• 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 Bloom Center:
  • 40.417272, -83.945495
  • 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 Bloom Center

• 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
  • Since Bloom Center is near Shelby County and also Auglaize County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Auglaize 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 Bloom Center

Communities Also Named Bloom Center ...

We found one communities that are also named Bloom Center.

There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Bloom Center.

Beyond Ohio.

• Communities Located In Ohio ...
  • Wood County
    • This Bloom Center is located in Wood County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bloom Center that is located in Logan County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Bloom Center.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bloom Center ...

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.

• Cherokee ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cherokee is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
• Gutman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gutman is located in Auglaize County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gutman
• Huntsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Huntsville is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <2>
• Island View
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Island View is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
• Lakeview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lakeview is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <2>
• Lewistown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lewistown is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
• Maplewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maplewood is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Orchard Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Orchard Island is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Island
• Russells Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Russells Point is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russells Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russells Point <2>

How Far From Bloom Center 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 Bloom Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bellefontaine, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bloom Center to Bellefontaine, with an average speed<3> 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 58 miles [93.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 381 miles [613.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,838 miles [11,004.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,715 miles [7,588.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'