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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 Houck Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Houck Meadows 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 Houck Meadows:
- 39.845059, -83.932154
- 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 Houck Meadows
- 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Since Houck Meadows is near Greene County and also Miami County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami 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 Houck Meadows
Curious and Interesting Names Near Houck Meadows ...
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.
- Green Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hennessee ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hennessee is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessee
- Hennessey ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hennessey is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
- Holiday Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Karen Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Karen Woods is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Woods
- Mad River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mad River is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mad River
- Oakgrove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oakgrove is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakgrove
- Yellow Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Houck Meadows 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 Houck Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Houck Meadows and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Houck Meadows to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 373 miles [600.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,138 miles [9,878.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,862 miles [11,043.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,739 miles [7,626.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Houck Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Houck Meadows 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 Houck Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8451, Longitude: -83.9322 In this case, the coordinates for Houck Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.06 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.329 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.414 degrees. |
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