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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 Congress, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Congress 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 Congress:
- 40.926009, -82.052297
- 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 Congress
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Congress is near Medina County and also Ashland 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 Ashland 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 Congress
Communities Also Named Congress ...
We found three communities that are also named Congress.
Within Ohio, the name Congress is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- This Congress is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,739 miles [2,798.6 km]<1> to the west of the Congress that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Congress.
- Mississippi
- Chickasaw 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 Mississippi community of Congress [Chickasaw County].
- Saskatchewan
- This Congress lies 1,305 miles [2,100.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Congress that is located in Wayne County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Congress ...
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.
- Cedar Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Devil Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Eight Square ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eight Square is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Square
- Friendsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Isle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Garden Isle is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Isle
- Golden Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Golden Corners is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Corners
- Hermanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hermanville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
- Homer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Homerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Homerville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homerville
- Mechanicsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Pleasant Home
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Home is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Polk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Reedsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reedsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
- Rowsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Congress to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Congress to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Congress and extending to:
- Wooster, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Congress to Wooster, 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 82 miles [132 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 300 miles [482.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six 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 6,014 miles [9,678.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,739 miles [10,845.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,615 miles [7,427.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Congress) 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 Congress, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Congress 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 Congress. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9260, Longitude: -82.0523 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.847 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.108 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.193 degrees. |
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