Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bluebird Beach:
  • 41.418656, -82.378774
  • 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 Bluebird Beach

• 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
  • Since Bluebird Beach is near Lorain County and also Huron 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 Huron 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 Bluebird Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bluebird Beach ...

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.

• Beaver Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Beaver Park is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
• Ceylon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ceylon is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
• Florence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Florence is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Henrietta
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Henrietta is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
• Joppa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Joppa is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
• Orchard Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Orchard Beach is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Beach
• Rugby ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rugby is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
• Ruggles Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ruggles Beach is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles Beach
• Sunnyside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sunnyside is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Volunteer Bay
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Volunteer Bay is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Bay

How Far From Bluebird Beach 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 Bluebird Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bluebird Beach and extending to:

• Sandusky, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bluebird Beach to Sandusky, 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 five to six hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 331 miles [532.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,005 miles [9,664.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,731 miles [10,832.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,608 miles [7,415.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'