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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 Espyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Espyville 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 Espyville:
- 40.597002, -83.255195
- 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 Espyville
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Espyville is near Union County and also Wyandot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyandot 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 Espyville
Communities Also Named Espyville ...
We found one communities that are also named Espyville.
Within Ohio, the name Espyville is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Espyville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Crawford County
- This Espyville is located in Crawford County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Espyville that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Espyville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Espyville ...
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.
- Carpenters Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carpenters Corners is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corners
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Green Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Harpster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hords ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hords is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hords
- Little Sandusky
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Little Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandusky
- Longville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Longville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
- Lynn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Meeker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meeker is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
How Far From Espyville 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 Espyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Espyville and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the East.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Espyville to Columbus, with an average speed<3> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 350 miles [563.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,076 miles [9,778.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,802 miles [10,946.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,679 miles [7,530.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Espyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Espyville 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 Espyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5970, Longitude: -83.2552 In this case, the coordinates for Espyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.617 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.935 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.862 degrees. |
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