Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fourmile House Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fourmile House Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fourmile House Corner
- 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 Fourmile House Corner:
- 41.372830, -83.176588
- 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 Fourmile House Corner
- 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 Sandusky County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sandusky County
- Since Fourmile House Corner is near Seneca County and also Ottawa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Seneca County
- eBird sighting report for Ottawa 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fourmile House Corner ...
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.
- Ballville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Booktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Busy Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Busy Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corners
- Busy Corners is located in Sandusky County
- Green Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Havens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Helena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Sandusky County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <2>
- Kingsway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Stony Prairie
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Winters Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winters Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Station
- Winters Station is located in Sandusky County
How Far From Fourmile House Corner 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 Fourmile House Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Fourmile House Corner and extending to:
- Fremont, which is the Seat of Sandusky County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Fourmile House Corner to Columbus, with an average speed<4>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 366 miles [589 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,038 miles [9,717.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,766 miles [10,888.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,643 miles [7,472.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fourmile House Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sandusky County: www.sandusky-county.org/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Fourmile House Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fourmile House Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3728, Longitude: -83.1766 In this case, the coordinates for Fourmile House Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Fourmile House Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.544 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.967 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.568 degrees. |