Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Garden Isle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garden Isle and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Garden Isle

• 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 Garden Isle:
  • 41.007000, -82.018481
  • 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 Garden Isle

• 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 Medina County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Medina County
  • Since Garden Isle is near Wayne County and also Ashland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashland 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 Garden Isle

Curious and Interesting Names Near Garden Isle ...

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.

• Blake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Blake is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
• Cedar Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Valley is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
• Centerville ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Centerville is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Congress
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Congress is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
• Eight Square ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Eight Square is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Square
• Friendsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Friendsville is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
• Golden Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Golden Corners is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Corners
• Hermanville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hermanville is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
• Homer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Homer is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
• Homerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Homerville is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homerville
• Mechanicsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
• Pleasant Home
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Home is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home

How Far From Garden Isle 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 Garden Isle to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Garden Isle and extending to:

• Medina, which is the Seat of Medina County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Garden Isle to Medina, with an average speed<2> 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 87 miles [140 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 301 miles [484.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,009 miles [9,670.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,734 miles [10,837.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,610 miles [7,419.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'