Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Inlet, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Inlet and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Inlet
- 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 Inlet:
- 41.653678, -84.185869
- 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 Inlet
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Inlet is near Lenawee County and also Williams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lenawee County
- eBird sighting report for Williams 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Inlet ...
We found nine communities that share the name Inlet.
Within Ohio, the name Inlet is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Illinois
- New Jersey
- New York
- Quebec
- This Inlet lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Inlet that is located in Fulton County.
- Virginia
- Culpeper County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Inlet [Culpeper County].
- Virginia Beach City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Inlet [Virginia Beach City].
- Wisconsin
- Saint Croix County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Inlet [Saint Croix County].
- Walworth County
- This Inlet is located in Walworth County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Inlet that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Inlet.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Inlet ...
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.
- Advance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Advance is located in Fulton County
- Delta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,085 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <4>
- Delta Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Heights
- Delta Heights is located in Fulton County
- Dutch Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Ridge
- Dutch Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Lime Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek
- Lime Creek is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Lyons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <4>
- Naomi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Powers ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Townline ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Zone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Inlet 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 Inlet to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Inlet once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Inlet and extending to:
- Wauseon, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Inlet to Columbus, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 421 miles [677.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,064 miles [9,759.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,795 miles [10,935.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,674 miles [7,522.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Fulton County: www.fultoncountyoh.com/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Inlet) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Inlet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6537, Longitude: -84.1859 In this case, the coordinates for Inlet have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Inlet 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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 Inlet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Inlet 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 312.184 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.735 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.956 degrees. |