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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 Johnsons Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnsons Corners 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 Johnsons Corners:
- 41.005888, -81.638735
- 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 Johnsons Corners
- 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 Summit County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
- Since Johnsons Corners is near Medina County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Medina County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Johnsons Corners
Communities Also Named Johnsons Corners ...
We found one communities that are also named Johnsons Corners.
There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Johnsons Corners.
Beyond Ohio.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Wayne County
- This Johnsons Corners is located in Wayne County and lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Johnsons Corners that is located in Summit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Johnsons Corners.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnsons Corners ...
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.
- Clark Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clark Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Corners
- Comet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Cottage Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cottage Grove is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Firestone Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Firestone Park is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firestone Park
- Halo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Halo is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lawndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawndale is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Maple Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Valley is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
- Pigeon Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Portage Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Weavers ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weavers is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers
How Far From Johnsons Corners 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 Johnsons Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Johnsons Corners and extending to:
- Akron, which is the Seat of Summit County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Johnsons Corners to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 283 miles [455.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,994 miles [9,646.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,594 miles [7,393.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Johnsons Corners) 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 Johnsons Corners 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 Johnsons Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0059, Longitude: -81.6387 In this case, the coordinates for Johnsons Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.583 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.82 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.973 degrees. |
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