Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Kettle Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kettle Run and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Kettle Run

• 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 Kettle Run:
  • 41.538941, -83.656047
  • 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 Kettle Run

• 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
  • Since Kettle Run is near Lucas County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lucas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes 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 Kettle Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kettle Run ...

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.

• Business Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Business Corner is located in Lucas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Business Corner
• Five Points
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Grassy Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grassy Creek is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
• Holiday Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Holiday Park is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
• Homewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Homewood is located in Lucas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• Hull Prairie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hull Prairie is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Prairie
• Hulls Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hulls Crossing is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossing
• Indian Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Indian Meadows is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
• Island View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Island View is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
• Lime City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lime City is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
• Parliament Place
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Parliament Place is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Place
• Pheasant Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pheasant Run is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
• Ranch Gardens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ranch Gardens is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Gardens
• Willowbend
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Willowbend is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend

How Far From Kettle Run to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kettle Run to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kettle Run and extending to:

• Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Kettle Run to Bowling Green, with an average speed<2> 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 113 miles [181.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 393 miles [632.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,049 miles [9,734.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,778 miles [10,908.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,657 miles [7,494.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'