Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fountain Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fountain Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fountain Park
- 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 Fountain Park:
- 40.165059, -83.554093
- 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 Fountain Park
- 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 Champaign County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Champaign County
- Since Fountain Park is near Union County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Fountain Park ...
We found eight communities that share the name Fountain Park.
Within Ohio, the name Fountain Park is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Fountain Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the south of the Fountain Park that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Fountain Park.
- Indiana
- Jasper County
- This Fountain Park is located in Jasper County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fountain Park that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Fountain Park.
- Steuben County
- This Fountain Park is located in Steuben County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the northwest of the Fountain Park that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Fountain Park.
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Fountain Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fountain Park that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Fountain Park.
- Michigan
- Hillsdale County
- This Fountain Park is located in Hillsdale County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fountain Park that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsdale County community of Fountain Park.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- This Fountain Park is located in Saint Louis County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fountain Park that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Fountain Park.
- Texas
- Bexar County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Fountain Park [Bexar County].
- Wisconsin
- Milwaukee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Fountain Park [Milwaukee County].
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fountain Park ...
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.
- Cable
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Champaign County
- Irwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Mechanicsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicsburg is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <4>
- Mingo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Mingo is located in Champaign County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo <4>
- Mutual
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Pottersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersburg
- Pottersburg is located in Union County
- Rosedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Fountain Park 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 Fountain Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fountain Park and extending to:
- Urbana, which is the Seat of Champaign County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fountain Park to Urbana, with an average speed<5> 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 32 miles [51.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 357 miles [574.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,108 miles [9,829.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,709 miles [7,578.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fountain Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fountain Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fountain Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1651, Longitude: -83.5541 In this case, the coordinates for Fountain Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Fountain Park 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> | 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 Fountain Park 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 311.816 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.098 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.14 degrees. |