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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 Henrietta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Henrietta 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 Henrietta:
- 41.341940, -82.300072
- 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 Henrietta
- 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 Lorain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lorain County
- Since Henrietta is near Erie County and also Huron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huron 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 Henrietta
Communities Also Named Henrietta ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Henrietta.
Within Ohio, the name Henrietta is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Leon County
- This Henrietta is located in Leon County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the south of the Henrietta that is located in Lorain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Henrietta.
- Illinois
- DeKalb County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Henrietta [DeKalb County].
- Kentucky
- Johnson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Henrietta [Johnson County].
- Michigan
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Henrietta [Jackson County].
- Missouri
- Johnson County
- This Henrietta is located in Johnson County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Henrietta that is located in Lorain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Henrietta.
- Ray County
- This Henrietta is located in Ray County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km] to the west of the Henrietta that is located in Lorain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ray County community of Henrietta.
- New York
- Monroe County
- This Henrietta is located in Monroe County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Henrietta that is located in Lorain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Henrietta.
- North Carolina
- Edgecombe County
- This Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Henrietta that is located in Lorain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Henrietta.
- Rutherford County
- This Henrietta is located in Rutherford County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km] to the south of the Henrietta that is located in Lorain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Henrietta.
- Pennsylvania
- Blair County
- This Henrietta is located in Blair County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Henrietta that is located in Lorain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Henrietta.
- Tennessee
- Cheatham County
- This Henrietta is located in Cheatham County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the southwest of the Henrietta that is located in Lorain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheatham County community of Henrietta.
- Texas
- Clay County
- This Henrietta is located in Clay County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Henrietta that is located in Lorain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Henrietta.
- West Virginia
- Calhoun County
- This Henrietta is located in Calhoun County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Henrietta that is located in Lorain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Henrietta.
- Wisconsin
- Richland County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Henrietta [Richland County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Henrietta ...
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.
- Beaver Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beaver Park is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Bluebird Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bluebird Beach is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebird Beach
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Joppa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Joppa is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Orchard Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Beach is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Beach
- Robin Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Robin Park is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Park
- Rugby ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rugby is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Volunteer Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Volunteer Bay is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Bay
- Whiskyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whiskyville is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskyville
How Far From Henrietta 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 Henrietta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Henrietta and extending to:
- Elyria, which is the Seat of Lorain County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Henrietta to Elyria, with an average speed<4> 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 101 miles [162.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 325 miles [523 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,005 miles [9,664.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,731 miles [10,832.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,608 miles [7,415.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Henrietta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Henrietta 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. |
| <3> | 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 Henrietta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Henrietta 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 Henrietta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3419, Longitude: -82.3001 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.987 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.33 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.165 degrees. |
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