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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 Dunbridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunbridge 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 Dunbridge:
- 41.458108, -83.610211
- 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 Dunbridge
- 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 Dunbridge 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 Dunbridge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunbridge ...
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.
- Bowling Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Holiday Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holiday Park is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Hull Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 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 Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Indian Meadows is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
- Kettle Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kettle Run is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Run
- Lime City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Luckey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Meadowvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Meadowvale is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
- Parliament Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Parliament Place is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Place
- Pheasant Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pheasant Run is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Quail Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Hollow is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Scotch Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Scotch Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Ridge
- Stony Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
- Sugar Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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
- Wintergarden Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Dunbridge 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 Dunbridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dunbridge 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 107 miles [172.2 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Dunbridge to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,051 miles [9,738.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,658 miles [7,496.3 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dunbridge) 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 Dunbridge 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 Dunbridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4581, Longitude: -83.6102 In this case, the coordinates for Dunbridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.819 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.292 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.745 degrees. |
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