Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Folger, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Folger and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Folger
- 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 Folger:
- 41.478375, -82.019311
- 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 Folger
- 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 Lorain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lorain County
- Since Folger is near Cuyahoga County and also Medina County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga County
- eBird sighting report for Medina 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 Folger ...
We found three communities that share the name Folger.
Within Ohio, the name Folger is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Folger ...
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.
- Coonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Eagle Cliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Eagle Cliff is located in Cuyahoga County
- Fields
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Lake Breeze
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Breeze
- Lake Breeze is located in Lorain County
- River Edge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
- River Edge is located in Cuyahoga County
- Rockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Rocky River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River
- Rocky River is located in Cuyahoga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky River <4>
- Trinity ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Twin Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Folger 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 Folger to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Folger once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Folger and extending to:
- Elyria, which is the Seat of Lorain County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Folger to Columbus, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 317 miles [510.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,988 miles [9,636.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,714 miles [10,805.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,591 miles [7,388.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lorain County: www.loraincounty.us
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Folger) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Folger. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4784, Longitude: -82.0193 In this case, the coordinates for Folger have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Folger, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Folger 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 310.804 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.141 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.985 degrees. |