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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 Ideal, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ideal 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 Ideal:
- 39.980072, -81.532622
- 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 Ideal
- 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 Guernsey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guernsey County
- Since Ideal is near Noble County and also Muskingum County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muskingum 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 Ideal
Communities Also Named Ideal ...
We found six communities that are also named Ideal.
Within Ohio, the name Ideal is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Macon County
- This Ideal is located in Macon County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ideal that is located in Guernsey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Ideal.
- Illinois
- Carroll County
- This Ideal is located in Carroll County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ideal that is located in Guernsey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Ideal.
- Manitoba
- This Ideal lies 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ideal that is located in Guernsey County.
- Pennsylvania
- Indiana County
- This Ideal is located in Indiana County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ideal that is located in Guernsey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Ideal.
- South Dakota
- Tripp County
- This Ideal is located in Tripp County and lies 976 miles [1,570.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ideal that is located in Guernsey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tripp County community of Ideal.
- Texas
- Sherman County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Sherman County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sherman County community of Ideal.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ideal ...
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.
- Blacktop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blacktop is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacktop
- Buckeyeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeyeville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeyeville
- Buffalo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Byesville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Craig
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Craig is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Five Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Five Forks is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Kings Mine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kings Mine is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mine
- Kipling
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kipling is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
- Lore City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lucasburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lucasburg is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucasburg
- Marysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Robins
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Robins is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
How Far From Ideal 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 Ideal to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ideal and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Guernsey County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Ideal to Columbus, with an average speed<4>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 251 miles [403.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,631 miles [7,452.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ideal) 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 Ideal, 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 Ideal 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 Ideal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9801, Longitude: -81.5326 In this case, the coordinates for Ideal have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.556 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.636 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.28 degrees. |
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