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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 Dekalb, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dekalb 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 Dekalb:
- 40.892557, -82.772680
- 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 Dekalb
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Dekalb is near Richland County and also Huron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huron 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 Dekalb
Communities Also Named Dekalb ...
We found four communities that are also named Dekalb.
Within Ohio, the name Dekalb is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Cleburne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Dekalb [Cleburne County].
- Iowa
- Decatur County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Dekalb [Decatur County].
- South Carolina
- Kershaw County
- This Dekalb is located in Kershaw County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Dekalb that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Dekalb.
- Tennessee
- DeKalb County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Dekalb [DeKalb County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dekalb ...
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.
- Celeryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- Crestline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Five Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Five Corners is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Forest ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Leesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- London is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Mechanicsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Planktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Planktown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planktown
- Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Riblet ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riblet is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riblet
- Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
How Far From Dekalb 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 Dekalb to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dekalb and extending to:
- Bucyrus, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dekalb to Bucyrus, with an average speed<4> 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 64 miles [103 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 333 miles [535.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,044 miles [9,726.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,770 miles [10,895.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,646 miles [7,477 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Dekalb could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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- Dekalb) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Dekalb 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 Dekalb. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8926, Longitude: -82.7727 In this case, the coordinates for Dekalb have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.303 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.621 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.539 degrees. |
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