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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 Canyon Villa Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Canyon Villa Estates 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 Canyon Villa Estates:
    • 39.977008, -82.513769
    • 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 Canyon Villa Estates
  • 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 Licking County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Licking County
    • Since Canyon Villa Estates is near Fairfield County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Canyon Villa Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Canyon Villa Estates ...

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.

  • Firemans Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Firemans Park is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firemans Park
  • Fleatown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fleatown is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleatown
  • Harbor Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
  • Hebron
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Locust Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Locust Grove is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Moscow ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Moscow is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Outville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Outville is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
  • Sandstone Canyon
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sandstone Canyon is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Canyon
  • Shell Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Shell Beach is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Beach
  • Summerland Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Summerland Beach is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerland Beach
  • Sunshine Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sunshine Park is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
  • Union Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Union Station is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Station
  • Wooded Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Wooded Hills is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Hills

How Far From Canyon Villa Estates 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 Canyon Villa Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Newark, which is the Seat of Licking County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Canyon Villa Estates to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 301 miles [484.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 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 6,797 miles [10,938.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,673 miles [7,520.5 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- Canyon Villa Estates) 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 Canyon Villa Estates 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 Canyon Villa Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9770, Longitude: -82.5138       In this case, the coordinates for Canyon Villa Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.167 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.331 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.725 degrees.