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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 Industry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Industry and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Industry:
    • 41.077280, -81.194268
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Industry
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Industry ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Industry.

There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Industry.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Montgomery County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Montgomery County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Industry.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Butler County
      • This Industry is located in Butler County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Industry that is located in Portage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Industry.
    • Illinois
      • McDonough County
      • This Industry is located in McDonough County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<2> to the west of the Industry that is located in Portage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonough County community of Industry.
    • Indiana
      • Delaware County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Industry [Delaware County].
    • Iowa
      • Webster County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Industry [Webster County].
    • Kansas
      • Clay County
      • This Industry is located in Clay County and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km]<2> to the west of the Industry that is located in Portage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Industry.
    • Maine
      • Franklin County
      • This Industry is located in Franklin County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Industry that is located in Portage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Industry.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Industry is located in Allegheny County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Industry that is located in Portage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Industry.
      • Beaver County
      • This Industry is located in Beaver County and lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the southeast of the Industry that is located in Portage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Industry.
    • Texas
      • Austin County
      • This Industry is located in Austin County and lies 1,149 miles [1,849.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Industry that is located in Portage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Austin County community of Industry.
    • West Virginia
      • Calhoun County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Industry [Calhoun County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Industry ...

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.

  • Black Horse
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
    • Black Horse is located in Portage County
  • Bloody Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloody Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloody Corners
    • Bloody Corners is located in Portage County
  • Edinburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
    • Edinburg is located in Portage County
  • Five Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Five Corners is located in Portage County
  • Hamlet Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlet Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Park
    • Hamlet Park is located in Portage County
  • Hilltown ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
    • Hilltown is located in Portage County
  • Randolph
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Portage County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <5>
  • Rootstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
    • Valley Hills is located in Portage County

How Far From Industry 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 include the distance from a community such as Industry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Industry and extending to:

  • Ravenna, which is the Seat of Portage County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Industry to Columbus, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 266 miles [428.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,973 miles [9,612.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,696 miles [10,776.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,572 miles [7,357.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Industry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Industry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Industry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Industry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0773, Longitude: -81.1943       In this case, the coordinates for Industry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Industry could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Industry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.301 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.511 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.742 degrees.









 

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