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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 Goodyear Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goodyear Heights and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Goodyear Heights:
    • 41.078112, -81.467614
    • 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 Goodyear Heights
  • 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 Summit County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
    • Since Goodyear Heights is near Portage County and also Stark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Portage County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stark 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 Goodyear Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goodyear Heights ...

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.

  • Cascade ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cascade is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cottage Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cottage Grove is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
  • Derby Downs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Derby Downs is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Downs
  • Firestone Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Firestone Park is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firestone Park
  • Fish Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fish Creek is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
  • Halo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Halo is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
  • Iron Bridge ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Iron Bridge is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
  • Lakeview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeview is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lawndale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawndale is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
  • Logtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Logtown is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
  • Maple Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Maple Valley is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
  • Oregon Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oregon Corners is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Corners
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Pony
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pony is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
    • Portage Lakes
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
    • Silver Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Silver Lake is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
    • Six Corners
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Six Corners is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
    • White House Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • White House Park is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Park

How Far From Goodyear Heights 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 Goodyear Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Akron, which is the Seat of Summit County, lies just to the West.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Goodyear Heights to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 278 miles [447.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,984 miles [9,630.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,708 miles [10,795.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,584 miles [7,377.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Goodyear Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Goodyear Heights 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 Goodyear Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0781, Longitude: -81.4676       In this case, the coordinates for Goodyear Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.473 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.706 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.868 degrees.