Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Genoa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Genoa and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Genoa
- 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 Genoa:
- 41.519937, -83.361763
- 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 Genoa
- 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 Ottawa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ottawa County
- Since Genoa is near Sandusky County and also Wood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sandusky County
- eBird sighting report for Wood 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
Communities Also Named Genoa ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Genoa.
There are two communities within Ohio that are also named Genoa.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Delaware County
- Stark County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Florida
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Olmsted County
- This Genoa is located in Olmsted County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Genoa that is located in Ottawa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Olmsted County community of Genoa.
- Saint Louis County
- This Genoa is located in Saint Louis County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km] to the northwest of the Genoa that is located in Ottawa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Genoa.
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Genoa ...
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.
- Blackberry Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackberry Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry Corner
- Blackberry Corner is located in Ottawa County
- Busy Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Busy Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corners
- Busy Corners is located in Sandusky County
- Cedar Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Wood County
- Cedar Creek Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Woods
- Cedar Creek Woods is located in Wood County
- Crane Creek Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane Creek Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Creek Place
- Crane Creek Place is located in Wood County
- Crosswoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crosswoods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosswoods
- Crosswoods is located in Wood County
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Ottawa County
- Graytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Indian Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Indian Creek is located in Wood County
- Luckey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luckey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckey
- Luckey is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luckey <5>
- Martin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Martin is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <5>
- Orchard View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Orchard View is located in Wood County
- Rocky Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Stony Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
- Stony Ridge is located in Wood County
How Far From Genoa 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 village such as Genoa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Genoa and extending to:
- Port Clinton, which is the Seat of Ottawa County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Genoa to Port Clinton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 379 miles [609.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,038 miles [9,717.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,767 miles [10,890.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,645 miles [7,475.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Genoa: www.genoaohio.org/
The official website for Ottawa County: www.co.ottawa.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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 Genoa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Genoa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Genoa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5199, Longitude: -83.3618 In this case, the coordinates for Genoa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Genoa could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Genoa 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 311.658 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.118 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.606 degrees. |