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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 Eckley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eckley 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 Eckley:
- 41.563341, -84.248976
- 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 Eckley
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Eckley is near Williams County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williams County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Eckley
Communities Also Named Eckley ...
We found five communities that are also named Eckley.
There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Eckley.
Beyond Ohio, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Carroll County
- This Eckley is located in Carroll County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Eckley that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Eckley.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Contra Costa County
- This Eckley is located in Contra Costa County and lies 2,011 miles [3,236.4 km]<1> to the west of the Eckley that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Eckley.
- Colorado
- Yuma County
- This Eckley is located in Yuma County and lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<1> to the west of the Eckley that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuma County community of Eckley.
- Oregon
- Curry County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Eckley [Curry County].
- Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Eckley [Luzerne County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eckley ...
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.
- Advance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverleaf ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverleaf is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
- Gerald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gerald is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Hickory Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lock Port
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lock Port is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Port
- Naomi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Naomi is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Powers ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ratsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ratsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratsville
- Zone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zone is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zone
How Far From Eckley 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 Eckley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Eckley once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Eckley and extending to:
- Wauseon, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the East.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Eckley 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 422 miles [679.1 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 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,680 miles [7,531.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eckley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Eckley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Eckley 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 Eckley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5633, Longitude: -84.2490 In this case, the coordinates for Eckley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.227 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.771 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.016 degrees. |
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