Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Grand Forest Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grand Forest Beach and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Grand Forest Beach

• 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 Grand Forest Beach:
  • 41.408382, -82.577675
  • 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 Grand Forest Beach

• 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
  • Since Grand Forest Beach is near Huron County and also Ottawa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huron County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa 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 Grand Forest Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grand Forest Beach ...

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.

• Bogart
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bogart is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
• Cedar Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Point is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
• Ceylon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ceylon is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
• Joppa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Joppa is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
• Lions Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lions Park is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lions Park
• Orchard Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Orchard Beach is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Beach
• Ranch Wood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ranch Wood is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Wood
• Ruggles Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ruggles Beach is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles Beach
• Sand Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sand Hill is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Spears Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Spears Corners is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Corners
• Volunteer Bay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Volunteer Bay is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Bay

How Far From Grand Forest Beach 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 Grand Forest Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Sandusky, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Grand Forest Beach to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 339 miles [545.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,013 miles [9,677 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,740 miles [10,847 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,617 miles [7,430.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'