Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Findlay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Findlay and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Findlay
- 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 Findlay:
- 41.044104, -83.650117
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Findlay
- 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Since Findlay is near Wood County and also Seneca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wood County
- eBird sighting report for Seneca 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Findlay ...
We found five communities that share the name Findlay.
Within Ohio, the name Findlay is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Manitoba
- This Findlay lies 1,014 miles [1,631.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Findlay that is located in Hancock County.
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Findlay ...
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.
- Beagle ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cannonsburg
- From Findlay to Cannonsburg
- Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Deweyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deweyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
- Deweyville is located in Hancock County
- Eagleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Eagleville is located in Wood County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eagleville
- From Findlay to Eagleville
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lewisburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lewisburg
- From Findlay to Lewisburg
- Lewisville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Hancock County
- Martinstown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinstown
- Martinstown is located in Hancock County
- Oil Center ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Oil Center is located in Wood County
- Pratts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Wineland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Findlay 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 city such as Findlay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Findlay and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Findlay to Columbus, with an average speed<5>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 379 miles [609.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,071 miles [9,770.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,677 miles [7,526.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Findlay: www.ci.findlay.oh.us/
The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Findlay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Findlay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0441, Longitude: -83.6501 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Findlay could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Findlay to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.857 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.273 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.901 degrees. |