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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 Cable, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cable 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 Cable:
- 40.170336, -83.628261
- 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 Cable
- 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 Champaign County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Champaign County
- Since Cable is near Logan County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Cable
Communities Also Named Cable ...
We found eight communities that are also named Cable.
There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Cable.
Beyond Ohio, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Guernsey County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Guernsey County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Cable.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Kern County
- This Cable is located in Kern County and lies 1,923 miles [3,094.8 km]<2> to the west of the Cable that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Cable.
- Illinois
- Mercer County
- This Cable is located in Mercer County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cable that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Cable.
- Minnesota
- Sherburne County
- This Cable is located in Sherburne County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cable that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sherburne County community of Cable.
- Missouri
- Reynolds County
- Although located in Reynolds County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reynolds County community of Cable.
- Montana
- Deer Lodge County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Deer Lodge County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deer Lodge County community of Cable.
- North Dakota
- Grand Forks County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Cable [Grand Forks County].
- Wisconsin
- Bayfield County
- This Cable is located in Bayfield County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cable that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bayfield County community of Cable.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cable ...
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.
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fountain Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fountain Park is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Irwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Kingscreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Mechanicsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mingo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mutual
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Pottersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pottersburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersburg
- Valley Hi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
How Far From Cable to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cable to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cable and extending to:
- Urbana, which is the Seat of Champaign County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Cable to Columbus, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 361 miles [581 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,111 miles [9,834.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,712 miles [7,583.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cable, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cable) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Cable could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Cable 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 Cable. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1703, Longitude: -83.6283 In this case, the coordinates for Cable have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.863 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.152 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.172 degrees. |
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