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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 Dowling, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dowling 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 Dowling:
- 41.477920, -83.592385
- 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 Dowling
- 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 Dowling is near Lucas County and also Sandusky 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 Sandusky 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 Dowling
Communities Also Named Dowling ...
We found six communities that are also named Dowling.
Within Ohio, the name Dowling is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, four are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Dowling lies 1,509 miles [2,428.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dowling that is located in Wood County.
- Arkansas
- Ouachita County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Dowling [Ouachita County].
- Michigan
- Barry County
- This Dowling is located in Barry County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dowling that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Dowling.
- Ontario
- This Dowling lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dowling that is located in Wood County.
- South Dakota
- Haakon County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Dowling [Haakon County].
- Texas
- Jefferson County
- This Dowling is located in Jefferson County and lies 982 miles [1,580.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Dowling that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Dowling.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dowling ...
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.
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Holiday Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holiday Park is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Hull Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hull Prairie is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Prairie
- Hulls Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hulls Crossing is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossing
- Indian Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Indian Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Meadows is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
- Kettle Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kettle Run is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Run
- Lime City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Luckey
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Parliament Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Parliament Place is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Place
- Pheasant Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pheasant Run is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Scotch Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scotch Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Ridge
- Stony Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
- Sugar Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge
- Willowbend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willowbend is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend
How Far From Dowling 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 Dowling to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dowling and extending to:
- Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Dowling to Columbus, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 388 miles [624.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,049 miles [9,734.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,779 miles [10,909.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,656 miles [7,493.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dowling) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Dowling 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dowling, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Dowling 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 Dowling. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4779, Longitude: -83.5924 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.807 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.281 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.73 degrees. |
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