Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Elms Acres:
  • 40.796168, -81.596235
  • 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 Elms Acres

• 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 Elms Acres is near Wayne County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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 Elms Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elms Acres ...

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.

• Clearview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clearview is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Crossroads is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Crystal Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Crystal Springs is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
• Elton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Elton is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
• Forty Corners Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Forty Corners Village is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Corners Village
• Lawndale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lawndale is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
• Mayflower Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
• New England
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New England is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
• Pauls ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pauls is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls
• Pigeon Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pigeon Run is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run
• Rolling Hills Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rolling Hills Village is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills Village
• Urban Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Urban Hill is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban Hill
• Walnut Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Hills is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

How Far From Elms Acres 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 Elms Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Canton, which is the Seat of Stark County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Elms Acres to Canton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 274 miles [441 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 6,002 miles [9,659.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,601 miles [7,404.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'