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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 Cordelia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cordelia 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 Cordelia:
    • 40.899497, -83.785769
    • 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 Cordelia
  • 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
    • Since Cordelia is near Allen County and also Hardin 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 Hardin 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 Cordelia

Communities Also Named Cordelia ...

We found two communities that are also named Cordelia.

Within Ohio, the name Cordelia is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Solano County
      • This Cordelia is located in Solano County and lies 2,033 miles [3,271.8 km]<1> to the west of the Cordelia that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Solano County community of Cordelia.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster County
      • This Cordelia is located in Lancaster County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the east of the Cordelia that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Cordelia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cordelia ...

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.

  • Beagle ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Beagle is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
  • Beaverdam
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
  • Chase
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Chase is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
  • Huntersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Huntersville is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
  • Lewisburg ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lewisville is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Martinstown ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Martinstown is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinstown
  • Maysville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Maysville is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • New Stark
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Stark is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
  • Rockport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rockport is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport

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

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

  • Findlay, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cordelia to Findlay, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 383 miles [616.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,083 miles [9,789.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,688 miles [7,544.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cordelia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Cordelia 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 Cordelia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8995, Longitude: -83.7858       In this case, the coordinates for Cordelia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.947 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.355 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.012 degrees.