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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 DeCliff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to DeCliff 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 DeCliff:
- 40.607557, -83.342143
- 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 DeCliff
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since DeCliff is near Hardin County and also Wyandot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyandot 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 DeCliff
Curious and Interesting Names Near DeCliff ...
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.
- Carpenters Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenters Corners is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corners
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Green Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Harpster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hepburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hepburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Hords ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hords is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hords
- Little Sandusky
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandusky
- Longville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Longville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Meeker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meeker is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Mount Victory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From DeCliff 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 community such as DeCliff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in DeCliff and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from DeCliff to Marion, 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 47 miles [75.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 354 miles [569.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,079 miles [9,783.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,682 miles [7,534.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- DeCliff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 DeCliff 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 DeCliff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6076, Longitude: -83.3421 In this case, the coordinates for DeCliff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.672 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.999 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.899 degrees. |
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