Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fohl Village:
  • 40.725833, -81.406111
  • 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 Fohl Village

• 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 Fohl Village is near Tuscarawas County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Fohl Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fohl Village ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Crystal Park is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Park
• Grove Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Grove Mill is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Mill
• Hardscrabble ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hardscrabble is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
• Industrial Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Industrial Heights is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial Heights
• Lake View Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lake View Heights is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Heights
• Lincoln Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Marks ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Marks is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
• New England
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New England is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
• Richville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Richville is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Ridgedale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ridgedale is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
  • Rockville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockville is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Sandyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sandyville is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
  • Waco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Waco is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
  • Walnut Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut Hills is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
  • Whispering Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Whispering Oaks is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks

How Far From Fohl Village 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 Fohl Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Canton, which is the Seat of Stark County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Fohl Village 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 263 miles [423.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,997 miles [9,651.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,720 miles [10,814.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,596 miles [7,396.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'