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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 Island View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Island View 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 Island View:
    • 41.597551, -83.571045
    • 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 Island View
  • 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
    • Since Island View is near Lucas County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lucas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Island View

Communities Also Named Island View ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Island View.

There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Island View.

Beyond Ohio, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, eight are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Logan County
      • This Island View is located in Logan County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Island View that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Island View.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Glynn County
      • This Island View is located in Glynn County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the south of the Island View that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Island View.
    • Illinois
      • Montgomery County
      • This Island View is located in Montgomery County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Island View that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Island View.
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Maryland
      • Queen Anne's County
      • This Island View is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Island View that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Island View.
    • Michigan
      • Delta County
      • This Island View is located in Delta County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Island View that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Island View.
    • Minnesota
      • Koochiching County
      • This Island View is located in Koochiching County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Island View that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Koochiching County community of Island View.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Island View lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Island View that is located in Wood County.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Island View lies 1,181 miles [1,900.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Island View that is located in Wood County.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Island View lies 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Island View that is located in Wood County.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Island View is located in Davis County and lies 1,463 miles [2,354.5 km]<1> to the west of the Island View that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Island View.
    • Washington
      • Benton County
      • This Island View is located in Benton County and lies 1,786 miles [2,874.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Island View that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Island View.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Island View ...

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.

  • Air Line Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
  • Frances Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Frances Gardens is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Gardens
  • Freemans Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Freemans Gardens is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans Gardens
  • Grassy Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Grassy Creek is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
  • Hobart
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hobart is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Holiday Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Holiday Park is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
  • Parliament Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Parliament Place is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Place
  • Ranch Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ranch Gardens is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Gardens
  • Stanley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Stanley is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Valley Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Valley Hills is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills

How Far From Island View to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Island View to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Island View to Bowling Green, with an average speed<2> 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 116 miles [186.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,043 miles [9,725.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,773 miles [10,900.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,651 miles [7,485.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Island View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Island View 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 Island View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5976, Longitude: -83.5710       In this case, the coordinates for Island View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.79 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.279 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.68 degrees.