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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 Gabriel Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gabriel Corners and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Gabriel Corners:
    • 40.282417, -83.218818
    • 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 Gabriel Corners
  • 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 Gabriel Corners ...

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.

  • Cutlers Corners ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Delaware
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Delaware Meadows
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Meadows
    • Delaware Meadows is located in Delaware County
  • Edinburg ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edinburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
    • Edinburg is located in Delaware County
    • Edinburg has also been known as:
    • Fairview
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Edinburg
    • From Gabriel Corners to Edinburg
  • Hills Grove ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jerome
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Jerome is located in Union County
  • Magnetic Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marysville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • New California
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Union County
  • Pluggys Town ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pluggys Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluggys Town
    • Pluggys Town is located in Delaware County
  • Rathbone ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rathbone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
    • Rathbone is located in Delaware County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rathbone
    • From Gabriel Corners to Rathbone
  • Sandy Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Woodview Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodview Park
    • Woodview Park is located in Union County

How Far From Gabriel Corners to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gabriel Corners 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<4> community of Gabriel Corners once stood, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Gabriel Corners and extending to:

  • Delaware, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies just to the East.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<5> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Gabriel Corners to Columbus, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 342 miles [550.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,089 miles [9,799.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,814 miles [10,966.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,690 miles [7,547.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 Gabriel Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gabriel Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gabriel Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2824, Longitude: -83.2188    
<6>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.
<7>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 Gabriel Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.602 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.871 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.948 degrees.




 

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