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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 Kossuth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kossuth 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 Kossuth:
    • 40.659493, -84.348008
    • 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 Kossuth
  • 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 Auglaize County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Auglaize County
    • Since Kossuth is near Allen County and also Van Wert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Wert 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 Kossuth

Communities Also Named Kossuth ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Kossuth.

Within Ohio, the name Kossuth is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Washington County
      • This Kossuth is located in Washington County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Kossuth that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Kossuth.
    • Iowa
      • Des Moines County
      • This Kossuth is located in Des Moines County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the west of the Kossuth that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Des Moines County community of Kossuth.
    • Kansas
      • Butler 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 Kossuth [Butler County].
      • Linn County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kossuth [Linn County].
      • Pottawatomie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kossuth [Pottawatomie County].
    • Maine
      • Washington 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 Maine community of Kossuth [Washington County].
    • Mississippi
      • Alcorn County
      • This Kossuth is located in Alcorn County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Kossuth that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcorn County community of Kossuth.
    • New York
      • Allegany County
      • This Kossuth is located in Allegany County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kossuth that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Kossuth.
    • Ontario
      • This Kossuth lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kossuth that is located in Auglaize County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clarion County
      • This Kossuth is located in Clarion County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the east of the Kossuth that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Kossuth.
    • Texas
      • Anderson County
      • This Kossuth is located in Anderson County and lies 873 miles [1,405 km]<1> to the southwest of the Kossuth that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Kossuth.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kossuth ...

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.

  • Bulkhead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bulkhead is located in Auglaize County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulkhead
  • Club Island
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Club Island is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Island
  • Converse
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Converse is located in Van Wert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
  • Duckfoot Landing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Duckfoot Landing is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckfoot Landing
  • Elmview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Elmview is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmview
  • Green Acres
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Green Acres is located in Auglaize County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Harbor Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Harbor Point is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Point
  • Idlewild
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Idlewild is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Jonestown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jonestown is located in Van Wert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Lees Landing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lees Landing is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Landing
  • Needmore ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Needmore is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Neptune
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Neptune is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
  • Sandy Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy Beach is located in Auglaize County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach

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

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

  • Wapakoneta, which is the Seat of Auglaize County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kossuth to Wapakoneta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 406 miles [653.4 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 6,116 miles [9,842.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,844 miles [11,014.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,722 miles [7,599.3 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- Kossuth) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Kossuth 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 Kossuth 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 Kossuth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6595, Longitude: -84.3480       In this case, the coordinates for Kossuth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.311 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.734 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.352 degrees.