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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 De Graff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to De Graff 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 De Graff:
- 40.311838, -83.916528
- 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 De Graff
- 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Since De Graff is near Champaign County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Champaign County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 De Graff
Communities Also Named De Graff ...
We found two communities that are also named De Graff.
Within Ohio, the name De Graff is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Butler County
- This De Graff is located in Butler County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the west of the De Graff that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of De Graff.
- Minnesota
- Swift County
- This De Graff is located in Swift County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the De Graff that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Swift County community of De Graff.
Curious and Interesting Names Near De Graff ...
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.
- Carysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Cherokee ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Crayon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crayon is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayon
- Huntsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iron City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Lewistown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lewistown is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Maplewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Orchard Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Orchard Island is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Island
- Rosewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rosewood is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Russells Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Valentine ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valentine is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
How Far From De Graff 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 De Graff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in De Graff and extending to:
- Bellefontaine, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from De Graff to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 378 miles [608.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,842 miles [11,011.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,718 miles [7,592.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- De Graff) 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 De Graff 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 De Graff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3118, Longitude: -83.9165 In this case, the coordinates for De Graff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.043 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.377 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.261 degrees. |
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