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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 Lacarne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lacarne 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 Lacarne:
- 41.517507, -83.041904
- 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 Lacarne
- 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 Ottawa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa County
- Since Lacarne is near Sandusky County and also Erie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sandusky County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie 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 Lacarne
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lacarne ...
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.
- Booktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Booktown is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booktown
- Gypsum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Kingsway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Limestone is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Locust Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Long Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Long Beach is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Maple Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Rocky Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Sand Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Beach is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Beach
- Springbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springbrook is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Sunset Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Harbor is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Harbor
How Far From Lacarne 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 Lacarne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lacarne and extending to:
- Port Clinton, which is the Seat of Ottawa County, lies just to the East.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Lacarne to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 364 miles [585.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,026 miles [9,697.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,754 miles [10,869.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,632 miles [7,454.5 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 '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- Lacarne) 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 Lacarne 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 Lacarne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5175, Longitude: -83.0419 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.453 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.885 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.455 degrees. |
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