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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 Johnston Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnston 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 Johnston Corners:
    • 41.616440, -83.665214
    • 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 Johnston 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 Lucas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lucas County
    • Since Johnston Corners is near Wood County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood 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 Johnston Corners

Communities Also Named Johnston Corners ...

We found one communities that are also named Johnston Corners.

Within Ohio, the name Johnston Corners is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Johnston Corners in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • This Johnston Corners lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the northeast of the Johnston Corners that is located in Lucas County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnston 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.

  • Air Line Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
  • Business Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Business Corner is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Business Corner
  • Frances Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] 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 northeast)
    • Freemans Gardens is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans Gardens
  • Grassy Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Grassy Creek is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
  • Haven Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Haven Park is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
  • Holiday Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Holiday Park is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
  • Holland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hulls Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hulls Crossing is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossing
  • Indian Meadows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Indian Meadows is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
  • Island View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Island View is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
  • Kettle Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kettle Run is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Run
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Parliament Place
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Parliament Place is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Place
    • Pheasant Run
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pheasant Run is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
    • Ranch Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Ranch Gardens is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Gardens
    • Richards ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Richards is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
    • Sandburr Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sandburr Corners is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandburr Corners
    • Silica
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Silica is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Spring Valley is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Valley Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Valley Hills is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
    • Vulcan
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Vulcan is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan

How Far From Johnston 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 Johnston Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Toledo, which is the Seat of Lucas County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Johnston Corners to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 396 miles [637.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,045 miles [9,728.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,654 miles [7,489.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Johnston 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 Johnston 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 Johnston Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6164, Longitude: -83.6652       In this case, the coordinates for Johnston Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.85 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.35 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.719 degrees.