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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 Norwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Norwood and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Norwood:
    • 39.417019, -81.428454
    • 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 Norwood
  • 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since East Norwood is near Wood County and also Pleasants County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pleasants 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 Norwood

Communities Also Named East Norwood ...

We found one communities that are also named East Norwood.

There is one other community in Ohio that is also named East Norwood.

Beyond Ohio.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Hamilton County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Hamilton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of East Norwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Norwood ...

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.

  • Cornerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cornerville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
  • Dell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dell is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
  • Grand View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Grand View is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
  • Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
  • Locust Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Locust Fork is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Fork
  • Oak Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Rathbone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rathbone is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
  • Ruraldale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Ruraldale is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruraldale
  • Sand Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sand Hill is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Sandhill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandhill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
  • Stanleyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Stanleyville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
  • Unionville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Unionville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

How Far From East Norwood 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 Norwood 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 Norwood and extending to:

  • Marietta, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the West.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from East Norwood 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 most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 237 miles [381.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,057 miles [9,747.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,775 miles [10,903.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,650 miles [7,483.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 East Norwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Norwood) 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 East Norwood 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 Norwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4170, Longitude: -81.4285       In this case, the coordinates for East Norwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.51 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.499 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.424 degrees.