Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Crosswoods:
  • 41.600050, -83.440208
  • 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 Crosswoods

• 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
  • Since Crosswoods is near Lucas County and also Ottawa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lucas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa 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 Crosswoods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crosswoods ...

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.

• Bieber
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bieber is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieber
• Booth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Booth is located in Lucas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
• Cedar Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cedar Creek is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
• Cedar Creek Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cedar Creek Woods is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Woods
• Crane Creek Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Crane Creek Place is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Creek Place
• Forest Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Park is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Indian Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Creek is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
• Mound View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mound View is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound View
• Moundview Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Moundview Park is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundview Park
• Orchard View
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Orchard View is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
• Oregon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Oregon is located in Lucas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <1>
• Stanley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Stanley is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley

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

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

• Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Crosswoods to Bowling Green, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 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 6,037 miles [9,715.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,767 miles [10,890.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,645 miles [7,475.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'