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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 Kidron Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kidron Station 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 Kidron Station:
- 40.772834, -81.719297
- 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 Kidron Station
- 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 Kidron Station is near Stark County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stark 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 Kidron Station
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kidron Station ...
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.
- Apple Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crossroads is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Edinburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Edinburgh is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
- Elton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elton is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Honeytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Honeytown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeytown
- Marshallville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mayflower Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Maysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Park Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Park Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
- Pigeon Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pigeon Run is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run
- Riceland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riceland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceland
- Rolling Hills Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Urban Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Urban Hill is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban Hill
How Far From Kidron Station 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 Kidron Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kidron Station and extending to:
- Wooster, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kidron Station 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 86 miles [138.4 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 279 miles [449 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,008 miles [9,668.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,731 miles [10,832.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,607 miles [7,414.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Kidron Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kidron Station 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 Kidron Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7728, Longitude: -81.7193 In this case, the coordinates for Kidron Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.644 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.854 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.092 degrees. |
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