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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Idlewood Manor.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Idlewood Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Idlewood Manor 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 Manor:
- 39.946453, -82.832120<1>
- 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 Manor
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Idlewood Manor is near Fairfield County and also Licking County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Licking 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 Manor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Idlewood Manor ...
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.
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Walnut was located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Blacklick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Edgewater Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewater Park is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Edward ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edward was located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Edward has also been known as:
- Edwards Station
- Groveport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Havens Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Havens Corners is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Corners
- Hibernia ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hibernia was located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Rose Hill Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rose Hill Heights is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Heights
- Roseland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Roseland was located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Summit Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Wonderland ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wonderland was located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland
How Far From Idlewood Manor 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 included the distance from a community such as Idlewood Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Idlewood Manor and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies just to the west northwest (WNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 317 miles [510.2 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Idlewood Manor to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,089 miles [9,799.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,812 miles [10,962.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,688 miles [7,544.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Idlewood Manor:
Decimal: 39.94645, -82.832120
DDMMSS: 39° 56' 47", -82° 49' 55" |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Idlewood Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Idlewood Manor 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 Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9465, Longitude: -82.8321 In this case, the coordinates for Idlewood Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.367 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.554 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.88 degrees. |
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