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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 Bunkers Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bunkers Corners and the surrounding area.
- 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 Bunkers Corners:
- 41.082834, -81.347053
- 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 Bunkers 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 Portage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Portage County
- Since Bunkers Corners is near Summit County and also Stark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stark 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 Bunkers Corners
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bunkers 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.
- Black Horse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Black Horse is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
- Brady Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Fish Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Goodyear Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goodyear Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear Heights
- Hilltown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hilltown is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
- Kent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Logtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Logtown is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Oregon Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oregon Corners is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Corners
- Pony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pony is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rootstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Six Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Six Corners is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
- Valley Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Hills is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
- White House Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White House Park is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Park
How Far From Bunkers 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 Bunkers 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 Bunkers Corners and extending to:
- Ravenna, which is the Seat of Portage County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Bunkers 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 273 miles [439.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,703 miles [10,787.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,579 miles [7,369.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bunkers Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bunkers Corners 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 Bunkers Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0828, Longitude: -81.3471 In this case, the coordinates for Bunkers Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.397 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.62 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.811 degrees. |
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