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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 Horatio, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Horatio 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 Horatio:
- 40.149493, -84.524953
- 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 Horatio
- 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 Darke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Darke County
- Since Horatio is near Miami County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Horatio
Communities Also Named Horatio ...
We found four communities that are also named Horatio.
Within Ohio, the name Horatio is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Sevier County
- This Horatio is located in Sevier County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Horatio that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Horatio.
- Mississippi
- Panola County
- This Horatio is located in Panola County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Horatio that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Horatio.
- Pennsylvania
- Jefferson County
- This Horatio is located in Jefferson County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Horatio that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Horatio.
- South Carolina
- Sumter County
- This Horatio is located in Sumter County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Horatio that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Horatio.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Horatio ...
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.
- Bloomer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Dawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Frenchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Needmore is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Pikeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Poplar Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Red River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red River is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
- Union Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union Corners is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corners
How Far From Horatio 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 Horatio to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Horatio and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Darke County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Horatio to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 407 miles [655 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,751 miles [7,646 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Horatio) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Horatio 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 Horatio. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1495, Longitude: -84.5250 In this case, the coordinates for Horatio have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.432 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.797 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.593 degrees. |
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