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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 Bloomdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bloomdale 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 Bloomdale:
    • 41.171571, -83.553436
    • 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 Bloomdale
  • 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
    • Since Bloomdale is near Hancock County and also Seneca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Seneca 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 Bloomdale

Communities Also Named Bloomdale ...

We found one communities that are also named Bloomdale.

Within Ohio, the name Bloomdale is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Bloomdale in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Collin County
      • This Bloomdale is located in Collin County and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bloomdale that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Bloomdale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bloomdale ...

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.

  • Chase
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Chase is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
  • Cloverdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Cloverdale is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Ducat
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ducat is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducat
  • Eagleville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Eagleville is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
  • Jerry City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jerry City is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
  • Oil Center ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oil Center is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
  • Portage
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Portage is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Raineys ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Raineys is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raineys
  • Risingsun
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Risingsun is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risingsun
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
    • Risingsun has also been known as:
    • Risingsun village
  • Rudolph
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rudolph is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
  • Squires
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Squires is located in Sandusky County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
  • Wineland ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wineland is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland

How Far From Bloomdale 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 village such as Bloomdale to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bloomdale to Bowling Green, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 378 miles [608.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,790 miles [10,927.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,667 miles [7,510.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bloomdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Bloomdale 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 Bloomdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1716, Longitude: -83.5534       In this case, the coordinates for Bloomdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.791 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.218 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.813 degrees.