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

When in Central College, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Central College 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 Central College:
    • 40.102266, -82.888505
    • 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 Central College
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Central College ...

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.

  • Africa ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Africa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
    • Africa is located in Delaware County
    • Africa has also been known as:
    • East Orange
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Africa
    • From Central College to Africa
  • Center Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Flint ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flint. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Flint is located in Franklin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Flint
    • From Central College to Flint
  • Harlem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Havens Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mackstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackstown
    • Mackstown is located in Delaware County
  • Maxtown ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maxtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
    • Maxtown is located in Delaware County
    • Maxtown has also been known as:
    • Maxwell Corners
    • Maxwell
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Maxtown
    • From Central College to Maxtown
  • Minerva Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minerva Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Park
    • Minerva Park is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
  • Parks Mills ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinhook ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinhook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
    • Pinhook is located in Franklin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pinhook
    • From Central College to Pinhook
  • Ralph ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
    • Ralph is located in Delaware County
  • Victory Camp ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
    • Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
  • Wildwood Springs ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
    • Wildwood Springs is located in Franklin County
  • Wonderland ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

How Far From Central College 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 Central College 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<3> community of Central College once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Central College and extending to:

  • Columbus, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Central College to Columbus, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 322 miles [518.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,085 miles [9,792.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,808 miles [10,956.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,684 miles [7,538.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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>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 Central College, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Central College) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Central College. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1023, Longitude: -82.8885       In this case, the coordinates for Central College have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Central College to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.399 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.613 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.855 degrees.




 

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