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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 Goodland Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goodland Acres 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 Goodland Acres:
- 40.674505, -81.260942
- 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 Goodland Acres
- 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 Stark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stark County
- Since Goodland Acres is near Carroll County and also Tuscarawas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas 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 Goodland Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Goodland Acres ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arrowhead is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Dutchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dutchtown is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Hardscrabble ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hardscrabble is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
- Lake Mohawk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Mohawk is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohawk
- Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Magnolia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marks ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marks is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
- Mineral City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minerva Junction is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Junction
- Paradise Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Paradise Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
- Robertsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Robertsville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Sandyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sandyville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Valley Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Junction is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Waco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waco is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
How Far From Goodland Acres 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 Goodland Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Goodland Acres and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Stark County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Goodland Acres to Canton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 255 miles [410.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,994 miles [9,646.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,591 miles [7,388.5 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 '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- Goodland Acres) 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 Goodland Acres 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 Goodland Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6745, Longitude: -81.2609 In this case, the coordinates for Goodland Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.361 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.518 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.916 degrees. |
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