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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 Gates Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gates Mills 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 Gates Mills:
- 41.526996, -81.409003
- 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 Gates Mills
- 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 Cuyahoga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga County
- Since Gates Mills is near Geauga County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Geauga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Gates Mills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gates Mills ...
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.
- Bluestone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bluestone is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
- Chagrin Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chesterland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Euclid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fowlers Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fowlers Mill is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Mill
- Fullertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fullertown is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullertown
- Hunting Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Noble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Noble is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Novelty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Novelty is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novelty
- Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orange Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Orange Center is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Center
- Parks Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parks Corner is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Corner
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pecks Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Pepper Pike
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rush Road ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rush Road is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Road
- Scotland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Scotland is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Shaker Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- University Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willowick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Gates Mills 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 village such as Gates Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gates Mills and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Cuyahoga County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Gates Mills to Cleveland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 293 miles [471.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,962 miles [9,594.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,563 miles [7,343.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gates Mills) 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 Gates Mills 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 Gates Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5270, Longitude: -81.4090 In this case, the coordinates for Gates Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.415 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.708 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.681 degrees. |
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