Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Haskins, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haskins and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Haskins
- 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 Haskins:
- 41.465464, -83.705324
- 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 Haskins
- 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Since Haskins is near Lucas County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lucas County
- eBird sighting report for Holmes 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 Haskins ...
We found three communities that share the name Haskins.
Within Ohio, the name Haskins is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Michigan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Haskins ...
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.
- Bowling Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <3>
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Wood County
- Homewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Hull Prairie
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Prairie
- Hull Prairie is located in Wood County
- Hulls Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hulls Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossing
- Hulls Crossing is located in Wood County
- Indian Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
- Indian Meadows is located in Wood County
- Kettle Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Run
- Kettle Run is located in Wood County
- Quail Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Hollow is located in Wood County
- Sugar Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge
- Sugar Ridge is located in Wood County
- Willowbend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend
- Willowbend is located in Wood County
How Far From Haskins 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 village such as Haskins to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Haskins and extending to:
- Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Haskins to Columbus, with an average speed<5>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 393 miles [632.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,054 miles [9,743 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,784 miles [10,917.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,662 miles [7,502.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Haskins. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Haskins 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Haskins) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Haskins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4655, Longitude: -83.7053 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Haskins to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.88 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.362 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.788 degrees. |