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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 Homerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Homerville 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 Homerville:
    • 41.029222, -82.125986
    • 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 Homerville
  • 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 Medina County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Medina County
    • Since Homerville is near Ashland County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Homerville

Communities Also Named Homerville ...

We found two communities that are also named Homerville.

Within Ohio, the name Homerville is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Clinch County
      • This Homerville is located in Clinch County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the south of the Homerville that is located in Medina County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinch County community of Homerville.
    • Nebraska
      • Gosper County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Gosper County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gosper County community of Homerville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Homerville ...

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.

  • Centerville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Centerville is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Congress
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Congress is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
  • Friendsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Friendsville is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
  • Garden Isle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Garden Isle is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Isle
  • Golden Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Golden Corners is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Corners
  • Homer
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Homer is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Nova
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Home
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Home is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
  • Polk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Polk is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people

How Far From Homerville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Homerville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Homerville and extending to:

  • Medina, which is the Seat of Medina County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Homerville to Medina, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 85 miles [136.8 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 306 miles [492.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,012 miles [9,675.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,737 miles [10,842.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,614 miles [7,425.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Homerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Homerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Homerville 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 Homerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0292, Longitude: -82.1260       In this case, the coordinates for Homerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.89 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.172 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.192 degrees.