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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 Idlewood Cottage Area, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Idlewood Cottage Area 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 Idlewood Cottage Area:
- 40.643671, -82.325995
- 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 Idlewood Cottage Area
- 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 Ashland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ashland County
- Since Idlewood Cottage Area is near Richland County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Idlewood Cottage Area
Curious and Interesting Names Near Idlewood Cottage Area ...
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.
- Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crimson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crimson is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crimson
- Four Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Four Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Jelloway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Little Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Washington is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Washington
- Lucas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mohicanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mohicanville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohicanville
- Perrysville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pinhook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinhook is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Widowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Widowville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widowville
How Far From Idlewood Cottage Area 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 Idlewood Cottage Area to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Idlewood Cottage Area and extending to:
- Ashland, which is the Seat of Ashland County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Idlewood Cottage Area to Ashland, with an average speed<3> 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 58 miles [93.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 305 miles [490.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,038 miles [9,717.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,762 miles [10,882.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,638 miles [7,464.1 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' (or 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- Idlewood Cottage Area) 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 Idlewood Cottage Area 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 Idlewood Cottage Area. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6437, Longitude: -82.3260 In this case, the coordinates for Idlewood Cottage Area have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.029 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.273 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.416 degrees. |
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