Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Edmeyer Park:
  • 40.813947, -81.400392
  • 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 Edmeyer Park

• 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 Stark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stark County
  • Since Edmeyer Park is near Summit County and also Tuscarawas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas 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 Edmeyer Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edmeyer Park ...

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.

• Crystal Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Crystal Park is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Park
• Edgefield
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Edgefield is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
• Grove Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Grove Mill is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Mill
• Hills and Dales
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
• Industrial Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Industrial Heights is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial Heights
• Lake View Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lake View Heights is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Heights
• Lincoln Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Parkridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Parkridge is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkridge
• Pleasant View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant View is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Ridgedale
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ridgedale is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
• Skyline Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Skyline Hills is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Hills
• Sweetbriar
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sweetbriar is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
• Waco
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Waco is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
• Whispering Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Whispering Oaks is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks

How Far From Edmeyer Park to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Edmeyer Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Edmeyer Park and extending to:

• Canton, which is the Seat of Stark County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Edmeyer Park to Columbus, with an average speed<2>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 three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 266 miles [428.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,993 miles [9,644.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,592 miles [7,390.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'