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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 Columbia Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Columbia Center 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 Columbia Center:
    • 39.998397, -82.695724
    • 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 Columbia Center
  • 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 Columbia Center ...

We found four communities that share the name Columbia Center.

There are two communities within Ohio that are also named Columbia Center.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Cuyahoga County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Cuyahoga County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Columbia Center.
    • Lorain County
      • This Columbia Center is located in Lorain County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Columbia Center that is located in Licking County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lorain County community of Columbia Center.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Tolland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Columbia Center [Tolland County].
    • New York
      • Herkimer County
      • This Columbia Center is located in Herkimer County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Columbia Center that is located in Licking County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Columbia Center.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Columbia Center ...

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.

  • Ash ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ash have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
    • Ash is located in Licking County
  • Beech ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
    • Beech is located in Licking County
  • Blacklick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fursville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fursville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fursville
    • Fursville is located in Licking County
  • Havens Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Corners
    • Havens Corners is located in Franklin County
  • Outville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
    • Outville is located in Licking County
  • Panhandle Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panhandle Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panhandle Corners
    • Panhandle Corners is located in Licking County
  • Rose Hill Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Heights
    • Rose Hill Heights is located in Franklin County
  • Summit Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
    • Summit Station is located in Licking County
    • Summit Station has also been known as:
    • Summit
  • Sunshine Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
    • Sunshine Park is located in Licking County
  • Wooded Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wooded Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Hills
    • Wooded Hills is located in Licking County

How Far From Columbia Center 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 Columbia Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Columbia Center and extending to:

  • Newark, which is the Seat of Licking County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Columbia Center to Newark, with an average speed<6> 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 311 miles [500.5 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 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,082 miles [9,788 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,804 miles [10,950 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,680 miles [7,531.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Columbia Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Licking County: www.lcounty.com/

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

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 Columbia Center, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Columbia Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Columbia Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9984, Longitude: -82.6957       In this case, the coordinates for Columbia Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Columbia Center 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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Columbia Center 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 311.28 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.463 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.801 degrees.




 

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