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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 Kamms Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kamms Corner 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 Kamms Corner:
- 41.450327, -81.817913
- 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 Kamms Corner
- 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 Cuyahoga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga County
- Since Kamms Corner is near Lorain County and also Medina 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 Medina 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 Kamms Corner
Communities Also Named Kamms Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Kamms Corner.
Within Ohio, the name Kamms Corner is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Kamms Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Wyoming
- Park County
- This Kamms Corner is located in Park County and lies 1,379 miles [2,219.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kamms Corner that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Kamms Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kamms Corner ...
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.
- Big Italy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Big Italy is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Italy
- Birds Nest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Birds Nest is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Nest
- Dutch Alley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dutch Alley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Alley
- Eagle Cliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Cliff is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Garden Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Garden Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Little Bohemia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Little Bohemia is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bohemia
- New Chinatown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Chinatown is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chinatown
- River Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- River Edge is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
- Rockport
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Rocky River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Short Line Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Short Line Junction is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Line Junction
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Strongsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Trinity ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Twin Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Oaks is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Willow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Willow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
How Far From Kamms Corner 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 Kamms Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kamms Corner and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Cuyahoga County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Kamms Corner 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 307 miles [494.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,981 miles [9,625.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,707 miles [10,793.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,584 miles [7,377.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kamms Corner) 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 Kamms Corner 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 Kamms Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4503, Longitude: -81.8179 In this case, the coordinates for Kamms Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.677 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.994 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.90 degrees. |
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