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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 Conant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Conant 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 Conant:
- 40.718923, -84.280524
- 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 Conant
- 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 Allen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allen County
- Since Conant is near Auglaize County and also Van Wert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Auglaize County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Van Wert 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 Conant
Communities Also Named Conant ...
We found six communities that are also named Conant.
Within Ohio, the name Conant is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- White County
- This Conant is located in White County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Conant that is located in Allen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Conant.
- California
- Shasta County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Conant [Shasta County].
- Florida
- Lake County
- This Conant is located in Lake County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the south of the Conant that is located in Allen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Conant.
- Idaho
- Cassia County
- This Conant is located in Cassia County and lies 1,504 miles [2,420.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Conant that is located in Allen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cassia County community of Conant.
- Illinois
- Perry County
- This Conant is located in Perry County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Conant that is located in Allen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Conant.
- Kentucky
- Bell 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 Kentucky community of Conant [Bell County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Conant ...
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.
- Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Converse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elmview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elmview is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmview
- Green Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Jones City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Jonestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jonestown is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Middle Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Needmore is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Neptune
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Rushmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rushmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
- Slabtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slabtown is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
How Far From Conant 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 Conant to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Conant and extending to:
- Lima, which is the Seat of Allen County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Conant to Lima, 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 84 miles [135.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 404 miles [650.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,111 miles [9,834.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,839 miles [11,006.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,717 miles [7,591.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Conant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Conant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Conant 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Conant 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 Conant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7189, Longitude: -84.2805 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.267 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.692 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.302 degrees. |
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