Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Centennial, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Centennial and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Centennial
- 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 Centennial:
- 41.717119, -83.744004
- 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 Centennial
- 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 Lucas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lucas County
- Since Centennial is near Lenawee County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lenawee County
- eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Centennial ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Centennial.
Within Ohio, the name Centennial is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- La Paz County
- This Centennial is located in La Paz County and lies 1,703 miles [2,740.7 km]<1> to the west of the Centennial that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Paz County community of Centennial.
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- This Centennial is located in Arapahoe County and lies 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km]<1> to the west of the Centennial that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Centennial.
- Georgia
- Morgan County
- This Centennial is located in Morgan County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the south of the Centennial that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Centennial.
- Indiana
- Fountain County
- This Centennial is located in Fountain County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Centennial that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fountain County community of Centennial.
- Kansas
- Sumner 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 Centennial [Sumner County].
- Maryland
- Howard 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 Maryland community of Centennial [Howard County].
- Michigan
- Houghton County
- This Centennial is located in Houghton County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Centennial that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Centennial.
- Montana
- Madison 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 Centennial [Madison County].
- Yellowstone County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Centennial [Yellowstone County].
- Nova Scotia
- This Centennial lies 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Centennial that is located in Lucas County.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Centennial.
- Oregon
- Multnomah 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 Oregon community of Centennial [Multnomah County].
- Pennsylvania
- Adams County
- This Centennial is located in Adams County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Centennial that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Centennial.
- Centre County
- This Centennial is located in Centre County and lies 302 miles [486 km] to the east of the Centennial that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Centennial.
- Texas
- Panola County
- This Centennial is located in Panola County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Centennial that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Centennial.
- West Virginia
- Monroe County
- This Centennial is located in Monroe County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Centennial that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Centennial.
- Wyoming
- Albany County
- This Centennial is located in Albany County and lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km]<1> to the west of the Centennial that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Centennial.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Centennial ...
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.
- Ferndale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Freemans Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freemans Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans Gardens
- Freemans Gardens is located in Lucas County
- Haven Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
- Haven Park is located in Lucas County
- Holland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Lucas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <4>
- Liberty Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Mulberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Richards ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Sandburr Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandburr Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandburr Corners
- Sandburr Corners is located in Lucas County
- Silica
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Lucas County
- Treadway ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Vulcan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Centennial 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 Centennial to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Centennial once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Centennial and extending to:
- Toledo, which is the Seat of Lucas County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Centennial to Toledo, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 403 miles [648.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,044 miles [9,726.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,774 miles [10,901.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,653 miles [7,488.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lucas County: www.co.lucas.oh.us/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Centennial) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Centennial. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7171, Longitude: -83.7440 In this case, the coordinates for Centennial have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Centennial 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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 Centennial, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Centennial to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.897 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.419 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.723 degrees. |