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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 Freedom Dam, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Freedom Dam 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 Freedom Dam:
- 41.244500, -81.284827
- 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 Freedom Dam
- 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 Portage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Portage County
- Since Freedom Dam is near Summit County and also Geauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Geauga 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 Freedom Dam
Curious and Interesting Names Near Freedom Dam ...
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.
- Aurora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beartown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beartown is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Black Horse
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Black Horse is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
- Brady Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Drakesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Earlville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Earlville is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
- Evergreen Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Fish Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Freedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Freedom is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Freedom Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Station
- Hamlet Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlet Park is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Park
- Julia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Julia is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julia
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Kent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oregon Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oregon Corners is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Corners
- Reminderville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Silo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Silo is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
- Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Twin Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
How Far From Freedom Dam 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 Freedom Dam to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Freedom Dam and extending to:
- Ravenna, which is the Seat of Portage County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Freedom Dam to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 276 miles [444.2 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 5,969 miles [9,606.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,569 miles [7,353.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Freedom Dam) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Freedom Dam 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 Freedom Dam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2445, Longitude: -81.2848 In this case, the coordinates for Freedom Dam have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.35 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.592 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.724 degrees. |
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