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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 Footville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Footville 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 Footville:
- 41.661722, -80.978150
- 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 Footville
- 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 Ashtabula County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ashtabula County
- Since Footville is near Geauga County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Geauga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Footville
Communities Also Named Footville ...
We found two communities that are also named Footville.
Within Ohio, the name Footville is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Yadkin County
- This Footville is located in Yadkin County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the south of the Footville that is located in Ashtabula County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of Footville.
- Wisconsin
- Rock County
- This Footville is located in Rock County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Footville that is located in Ashtabula County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock County community of Footville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Footville ...
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.
- Calm ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calm is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
- Cold Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cork is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
- Eagleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Geneva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hartsgrove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- Huntsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Mechanicsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Roaming Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
- Rock Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Turkey Foot Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Turkey Foot Corner is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Corner
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Unionville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
How Far From Footville 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 Footville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Footville and extending to:
- Jefferson, which is the Seat of Ashtabula County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Footville to Jefferson, with an average speed<3> 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 157 miles [252.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 281 miles [452.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,939 miles [9,557.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,663 miles [10,723.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,540 miles [7,306.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Footville) 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 Footville 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 Footville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6617, Longitude: -80.9781 In this case, the coordinates for Footville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.136 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.412 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.429 degrees. |
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