Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bostelmans Corners:
  • 41.417828, -84.189948
  • 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 Bostelmans Corners

• 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Since Bostelmans Corners is near Defiance County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Defiance County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Bostelmans Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bostelmans Corners ...

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.

• Cloverleaf ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cloverleaf is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
• Damascus ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Damascus is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
• Domerville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Domerville is located in Defiance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domerville
• Florida
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Florida is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
• Gerald
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gerald is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
• Jewell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jewell is located in Defiance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
• Liberty Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Center is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty Center <1>
• Naomi
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Naomi is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
• Napoleon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Napoleon is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <1>
• Ratsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ratsville is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratsville

How Far From Bostelmans Corners to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bostelmans Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bostelmans Corners and extending to:

• Napoleon, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Bostelmans Corners to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 415 miles [667.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,075 miles [9,776.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,684 miles [7,538.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'