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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 Chagrin Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chagrin Falls 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 Chagrin Falls:
- 41.430678, -81.391629
- 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 Chagrin Falls
- 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 Cuyahoga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga County
- Since Chagrin Falls is near Geauga County and also Portage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Geauga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Portage 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 Chagrin Falls
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chagrin Falls ...
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.
- Beartown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beartown is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Chesterland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falls Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Junction is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
- Fullertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fullertown is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullertown
- Gates Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hunting Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Novelty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Novelty is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novelty
- Orange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Orange Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Center is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Center
- Pepper Pike
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Randall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Randall is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Reminderville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Scotland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Scotland is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
How Far From Chagrin Falls 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 Chagrin Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chagrin Falls and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Cuyahoga County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chagrin Falls to Cleveland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 288 miles [463.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,965 miles [9,599.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,690 miles [10,766.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,566 miles [7,348.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Chagrin Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Chagrin Falls 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 Chagrin Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4307, Longitude: -81.3916 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.409 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.686 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.707 degrees. |
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