Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Funderberg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Funderberg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Funderberg
- 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 Funderberg:
- 39.930615, -84.000490
- 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 Funderberg
- 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Since Funderberg is near Miami County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Miami County
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Funderberg ...
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.
- Brown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Crystal Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Durbin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Green Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Haven View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven View
- Haven View is located in Miami County
- Hennessee ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Holiday Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Karen Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karen Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Woods
- Karen Woods is located in Clark County
- Limestone City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
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- Mad River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Rock Way
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Sulphur Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Upper Fox Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Fox Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fox Hollow
- Upper Fox Hollow is located in Clark County
- Willowick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Windy Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Corner
- Windy Corner is located in Clark County
- Mad River
How Far From Funderberg 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 Funderberg 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<2> community of Funderberg once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Funderberg and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Funderberg to Springfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 378 miles [608.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,136 miles [9,874.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,862 miles [11,043.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,738 miles [7,625.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.oh.us/
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> | 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 Funderberg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Funderberg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Funderberg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9306, Longitude: -84.0005 In this case, the coordinates for Funderberg 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 Funderberg 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 312.102 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.389 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.419 degrees. |