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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 Eastview Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eastview Heights 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 Eastview Heights:
- 39.955616, -83.772150
- 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 Eastview Heights
- 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Since Eastview Heights is near Champaign County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Champaign County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Eastview Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eastview Heights ...
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.
- Eagle City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Glen Echo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glen Echo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo
- Greenlawn Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Holiday Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Hills is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Home Orchards
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Home Orchards is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Orchards
- Limecrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Limecrest is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limecrest
- Locustgrove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Locustgrove is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustgrove
- Meadow Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadow Lane is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
- Miracle Mile
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Miracle Mile is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Mile
- Olympic Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Olympic Hills is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Hills
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Riceville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Spunky Puddle ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spunky Puddle is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spunky Puddle
- Sun Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sun Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Upper Fox Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Upper Fox Hollow is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fox Hollow
- Walnut Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Walnut Hills is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
How Far From Eastview Heights 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 Eastview Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Eastview Heights and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Eastview Heights to Columbus, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 366 miles [589 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,126 miles [9,858.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,851 miles [11,025.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,727 miles [7,607.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Eastview Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Eastview Heights 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 Eastview Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9556, Longitude: -83.7721 In this case, the coordinates for Eastview Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.958 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.228 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.306 degrees. |
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