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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 East Cleveland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Cleveland 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 East Cleveland:
- 41.532691, -81.579538
- 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 East Cleveland
- 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 Cuyahoga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga County
- Since East Cleveland is near Lake County and also Geauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Geauga 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 East Cleveland
Communities Also Named East Cleveland ...
We found one communities that are also named East Cleveland.
Within Ohio, the name East Cleveland is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named East Cleveland in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Bradley County
- This East Cleveland is located in Bradley County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the East Cleveland that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of East Cleveland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Cleveland ...
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.
- Bluestone
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bluestone is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
- Coits
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coits is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coits
- Dutch Alley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Alley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Alley
- Euclid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Euclid Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Euclid Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid Heights
- Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Five Points is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Four Points
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Four Points is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Garden Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Glenville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glenville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Little Italy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Little Italy is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- New Chinatown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Chinatown is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chinatown
- Shaker Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- University Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From East Cleveland 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 city such as East Cleveland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Cleveland and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Cuyahoga County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from East Cleveland to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 300 miles [482.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,968 miles [9,604.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,694 miles [10,772.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,570 miles [7,354.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Cleveland) 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 East Cleveland 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 East Cleveland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5327, Longitude: -81.5795 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.523 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.831 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.759 degrees. |
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