Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cardington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cardington and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cardington
- 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 Cardington:
- 40.497982, -82.893777
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cardington
- 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 Morrow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Morrow County
- Since Cardington is near Delaware County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- eBird sighting report for Marion 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cardington ...
We found one communities that share the name Cardington.
Within Ohio, the name Cardington is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Cardington in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware County
- This Cardington is located in Delaware County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the east of the Cardington that is located in Morrow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Cardington.
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cardington ...
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.
- Beech ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Climax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Denmark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Edison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Edison is located in Morrow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edison <3>
- Fargo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Leonardsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsburg
- Leonardsburg is located in Delaware County
- Leonardsburg has also been known as:
- Eden Station
- Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Pagetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Surprise ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Vails Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Waldo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Waldo is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <3>
- Wood Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley
- Wood Valley is located in Marion County
How Far From Cardington 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 village such as Cardington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cardington and extending to:
- Mount Gilead, which is the Seat of Morrow County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Cardington to Columbus, with an average speed<4> 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 330 miles [531.1 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 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,067 miles [9,763.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,668 miles [7,512.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cardington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cardington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cardington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4980, Longitude: -82.8938 In this case, the coordinates for Cardington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Cardington to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.392 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.663 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.727 degrees. |