Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Convoy:
  • 40.916925, -84.707316
  • 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 Convoy

• 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 Van Wert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Wert County
  • Since Convoy is near Allen County and also Paulding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding 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 Convoy

Curious and Interesting Names Near Convoy ...

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.

• Arena ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Arena is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
• Boston Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Boston Corner is located in Allen County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Corner
• Dull
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Dull is located in Van Wert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dull
• Four Presidents Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Four Presidents Corners is located in Allen County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Presidents Corners
• Grover Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Grover Hill is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grover Hill
  • From Convoy to Grover Hill
• Hedges
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hedges is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hedges
  • From Convoy to Hedges
• Jonestown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jonestown is located in Van Wert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• Logtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Logtown is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
• Maples
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Maples is located in Allen County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
• Middle Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Middle Point is located in Van Wert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle Point <1>
• Pleasant Mills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Mills is located in Adams County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Mills <1>
• Smiley ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Smiley is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley

How Far From Convoy 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 village such as Convoy to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Van Wert, which is the Seat of Van Wert County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Convoy to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 429 miles [690.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,848 miles [11,020.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,726 miles [7,605.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'