Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in East Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Gardens and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for East Gardens
- 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 Gardens:
- 41.615050, -83.481599
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on East Gardens
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Since East Gardens is near Lucas County and also Ottawa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lucas County
- eBird sighting report for Ottawa 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Gardens ...
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.
- Bieber
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Booth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Cedar Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Wood County
- Cedar Creek Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Woods
- Cedar Creek Woods is located in Wood County
- Crosswoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crosswoods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosswoods
- Crosswoods is located in Wood County
- Hobart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Mound View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound View
- Mound View is located in Wood County
- Moundview Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moundview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundview Park
- Moundview Park is located in Wood County
- Orchard View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Orchard View is located in Wood County
- Oregon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Oregon is located in Lucas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,016 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <2>
- Stanley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From East Gardens to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as East Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in East Gardens and extending to:
- Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from East Gardens to Bowling Green, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 387 miles [622.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,038 miles [9,717.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,768 miles [10,892 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>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Gardens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- East Gardens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6150, Longitude: -83.4816 In this case, the coordinates for East Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 East Gardens to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.732 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.216 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.631 degrees. |