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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 Joppa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Joppa 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 Joppa:
- 41.364492, -82.430445
- 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 Joppa
- 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Since Joppa is near Lorain County and also Huron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lorain County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huron 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 Joppa
Communities Also Named Joppa ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named Joppa.
There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Joppa.
Beyond Ohio, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Meigs County
- This Joppa is located in Meigs County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Joppa that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Joppa.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cullman County
- This Joppa is located in Cullman County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Joppa that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Joppa.
- Illinois
- Massac County
- This Joppa is located in Massac County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Joppa that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Massac County community of Joppa.
- Indiana
- Hendricks County
- This Joppa is located in Hendricks County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Joppa that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Joppa.
- Kansas
- Harper 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 Kansas community of Joppa [Harper County].
- Kentucky
- Adair County
- This Joppa is located in Adair County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Joppa that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Joppa.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Joppa is located in Harford County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Joppa that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Joppa.
- Massachusetts
- Essex County
- This Joppa is located in Essex County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Joppa that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Joppa.
- Michigan
- Calhoun County
- This Joppa is located in Calhoun County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Joppa that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Joppa.
- Montana
- Rosebud County
- This Joppa is located in Rosebud County and lies 1,232 miles [1,982.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Joppa that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rosebud County community of Joppa.
- North Carolina
- Chowan County
- This Joppa is located in Chowan County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Joppa that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chowan County community of Joppa.
- Orange 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 North Carolina community of Joppa [Orange County].
- Tennessee
- Grainger County
- This Joppa is located in Grainger County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the south of the Joppa that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grainger County community of Joppa.
- White County
- This Joppa is located in White County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km] to the south southwest of the Joppa that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Joppa.
- Texas
- Burnet County
- This Joppa is located in Burnet County and lies 1,131 miles [1,820.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Joppa that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burnet County community of Joppa.
- Virginia
- Bedford 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 Joppa [Bedford County].
- West Virginia
- Braxton County
- This Joppa is located in Braxton County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Joppa that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Braxton County community of Joppa.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Joppa ...
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.
- Bluebird Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bluebird Beach is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebird Beach
- Ceylon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ceylon is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Henrietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Henrietta is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Orchard Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orchard Beach is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Beach
- Rugby ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rugby is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Ruggles Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ruggles Beach is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles Beach
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Volunteer Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Volunteer Bay is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Bay
How Far From Joppa to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Joppa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Joppa and extending to:
- Sandusky, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Joppa to Sandusky, with an average speed<3> 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 100 miles [160.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 331 miles [532.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,009 miles [9,670.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,736 miles [10,840.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,613 miles [7,423.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Joppa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Joppa 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> | 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 Joppa 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 Joppa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3645, Longitude: -82.4304 In this case, the coordinates for Joppa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.069 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.426 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.218 degrees. |
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