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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 Geauga Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Geauga Lake 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 Geauga Lake:
- 41.344499, -81.381777
- 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 Geauga Lake
- 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 Geauga Lake 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 Geauga Lake
Communities Also Named Geauga Lake ...
We found one communities that are also named Geauga Lake.
There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Geauga Lake.
Beyond Ohio.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Geauga County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Geauga County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of Geauga Lake.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Geauga Lake ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beartown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beartown is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Chagrin Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Falls Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Falls Junction is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
- Julia ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Julia is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julia
- Reminderville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Silo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Silo is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
How Far From Geauga Lake 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 Geauga Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Geauga Lake and extending to:
- Ravenna, which is the Seat of Portage County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Geauga Lake to Ravenna, with an average speed<4> 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 126 miles [202.8 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 284 miles [457.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,569 miles [7,353.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Geauga Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Geauga Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Geauga Lake 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 Geauga Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3445, Longitude: -81.3818 In this case, the coordinates for Geauga Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.407 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.671 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.733 degrees. |
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