Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in East Mandale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Mandale and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for East Mandale

• 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 Mandale:
  • 41.023661, -84.342448
  • 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 Mandale

• 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • Since East Mandale is near Paulding County and also Van Wert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Wert 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 Mandale

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Mandale ...

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.

• Cascade
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cascade is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
• Cloverdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
• Continental
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continental is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Continental <1>
• Cuba
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cuba is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
• Fort Brown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
• Grover Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Grover Hill is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
• Hartsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
• Hector
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hector is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
• Huntstown ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Huntstown is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntstown
• Montana ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Montana is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
• Plumbs Cross Roads ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Plumbs Cross Roads is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumbs Cross Roads

How Far From East Mandale 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 Mandale to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in East Mandale and extending to:

• Ottawa, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from East Mandale to Ottawa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 413 miles [664.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,706 miles [7,573.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'