Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Columbia Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Columbia Station and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Columbia Station

• 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 Station:
  • 41.313107, -81.946806
  • 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 Columbia Station

• 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 Lorain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lorain County
  • Since Columbia Station is near Medina County and also Cuyahoga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Medina County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga 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 Columbia Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Columbia Station ...

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.

• Coonville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Coonville is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonville
• Fields
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fields is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
• Franks Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Franks Corner is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
• Hardscrabble
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hardscrabble is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
• Pliny ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pliny is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
• River Edge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • River Edge is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
• Strongsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Strongsville is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strongsville <1>
• Twin Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
• Valley City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Valley City is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley City <1>
• Valley City Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Valley City Station is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station

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

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

• Elyria, which is the Seat of Lorain County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Columbia Station to Elyria, with an average speed<3> 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 107 miles [172.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 308 miles [495.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,992 miles [9,643.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,595 miles [7,394.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'