Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Central Avenue Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Central Avenue Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Central Avenue Park

• 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 Central Avenue Park:
  • 41.678939, -83.682159
  • 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 Central Avenue Park

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lucas County
  • Since Central Avenue Park is near Monroe County and also Lenawee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lenawee 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 Central Avenue Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Central Avenue Park ...

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.

• Air Line Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
• Centennial ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Centennial is located in Lucas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
• Ferndale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ferndale is located in Lucas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
• Freemans Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Freemans Gardens is located in Lucas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans Gardens
• Haven Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Haven Park is located in Lucas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
• Holland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Holland is located in Lucas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <1>
• Richards ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Richards is located in Lucas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
• Sandburr Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandburr Corners is located in Lucas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandburr Corners
• Silica
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Silica is located in Lucas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
• Spring Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Valley is located in Lucas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Vulcan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Vulcan is located in Lucas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan

How Far From Central Avenue Park to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Central Avenue Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Central Avenue Park and extending to:

• Toledo, which is the Seat of Lucas County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Central Avenue Park to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 399 miles [642.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,043 miles [9,725.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,774 miles [10,901.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,652 miles [7,486.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'