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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.

  • 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 Johnsons Corners:
    • 40.960333, -81.841526
    • 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Since Johnsons Corners is near Medina County and also Summit 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 Summit 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 ...
    • Summit County
      • This Johnsons Corners is located in Summit County and lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Johnsons Corners that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit 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.

  • Acme
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Acme is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
  • Blake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Blake is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
  • Boys Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Boys Village is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
  • Clark Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Clark Corners is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Corners
  • Five Points
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Five Points is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Friendsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Friendsville is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
  • Garden Isle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Garden Isle is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Isle
  • Golden Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Golden Corners is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Corners
  • Hermanville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hermanville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
  • Marshallville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Paradise ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Paradise is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Poe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Poe is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
  • Weavers ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • 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:

  • Wooster, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Johnsons Corners to Wooster, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 291 miles [468.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,004 miles [9,662.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,728 miles [10,827.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,604 miles [7,409.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Johnsons Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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: 40.9603, Longitude: -81.8415       In this case, the coordinates for Johnsons Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.713 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.961 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.083 degrees.