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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 Collinwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Collinwood 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 Collinwood:
- 41.558383, -81.569290
- 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 Collinwood
- 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 Collinwood is near Lake County and also Geauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Geauga 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 Collinwood
Communities Also Named Collinwood ...
We found four communities that are also named Collinwood.
There are two communities within Ohio that are also named Collinwood.
Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Columbiana County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Columbiana County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Collinwood.
- Jefferson County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Jefferson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Collinwood.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Wayne County
- This Collinwood is located in Wayne County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Collinwood that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Collinwood.
- Virginia
- Russell County
- This Collinwood is located in Russell County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<2> to the south of the Collinwood that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Collinwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Collinwood ...
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.
- Bluestone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bluestone is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
- Coits
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coits is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coits
- Euclid
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Euclid Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Euclid Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid Heights
- Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Four Points
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Four Points is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Little Italy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Italy is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Noble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Noble is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- University Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Collinwood 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 Collinwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Collinwood and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Cuyahoga County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Collinwood to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 301 miles [484.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,967 miles [9,603 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,692 miles [10,769.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,569 miles [7,353.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Collinwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Collinwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Collinwood 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 Collinwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5584, Longitude: -81.5693 In this case, the coordinates for Collinwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.515 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.826 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.745 degrees. |
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