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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 Cecil, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cecil 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 Cecil:
- 41.219532, -84.602192
- 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 Cecil
- 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 Paulding County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding County
- Since Cecil is near Defiance County and also Allen 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 Allen 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 Cecil
Communities Also Named Cecil ...
We found nineteen communities that are also named Cecil.
Within Ohio, the name Cecil is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Montgomery County
- This Cecil is located in Montgomery County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the south of the Cecil that is located in Paulding County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Cecil.
- Arkansas
- Franklin County
- This Cecil is located in Franklin County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cecil that is located in Paulding County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Cecil.
- Georgia
- Berrien County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Cecil [Berrien County].
- Cook County
- This Cecil is located in Cook County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the south of the Cecil that is located in Paulding County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Cecil.
- Kansas
- Labette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Cecil [Labette County].
- Kentucky
- McCracken County
- This Cecil is located in McCracken County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cecil that is located in Paulding County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCracken County community of Cecil.
- Louisiana
- Union Parish
- This Cecil is located in Union Parish and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cecil that is located in Paulding County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union Parish community of Cecil.
- Michigan
- Emmet County
- This Cecil is located in Emmet County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the north of the Cecil that is located in Paulding County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emmet County community of Cecil.
- Mississippi
- Attala County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Cecil [Attala County].
- Missouri
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Cecil [Jackson County].
- Montana
- Richland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Cecil [Richland County].
- New Jersey
- Gloucester County
- This Cecil is located in Gloucester County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the east of the Cecil that is located in Paulding County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Cecil.
- North Carolina
- Haywood County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Cecil [Haywood County].
- North Dakota
- Towner County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Cecil [Towner County].
- Oregon
- Morrow County
- This Cecil is located in Morrow County and lies 1,784 miles [2,871.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cecil that is located in Paulding County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Cecil.
- Pennsylvania
- Washington County
- This Cecil is located in Washington County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cecil that is located in Paulding County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cecil.
- Virginia
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Cecil [Washington County].
- West Virginia
- Taylor County
- This Cecil is located in Taylor County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cecil that is located in Paulding County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Cecil.
- Wisconsin
- Shawano County
- This Cecil is located in Shawano County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cecil that is located in Paulding County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shawano County community of Cecil.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cecil ...
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.
- Arena ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arena is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Emmett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hedges
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hicksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Link ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mark Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mark Center is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Center
- Moats
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moats is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moats
- Molasses Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Molasses Gap is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molasses Gap
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Six Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Six Corners is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
How Far From Cecil 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 Cecil to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cecil and extending to:
- Paulding, which is the Seat of Paulding County, lies just to the South.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Cecil to Columbus, with an average speed<5>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 430 miles [692 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,100 miles [9,817 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,831 miles [10,993.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,709 miles [7,578.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cecil) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Cecil 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. |
| <3> | 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 Cecil, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Cecil 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 Cecil. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2195, Longitude: -84.6022 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.463 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.989 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.295 degrees. |
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