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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 Landin Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Landin Park 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 Landin Park:
- 40.135607, -84.270501
- 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 Landin Park
- 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 Miami County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami County
- Since Landin Park is near Shelby County and also Darke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Darke 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 Landin Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Landin Park ...
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.
- Jimtown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jimtown is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Mulberry Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Grove
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Polo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Rowdyville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rowdyville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowdyville
- Sugar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Summitville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summitville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Twin Lakes ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
How Far From Landin Park 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 Landin Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Landin Park and extending to:
- Troy, which is the Seat of Miami County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Landin Park to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 394 miles [634.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,137 miles [9,876.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,741 miles [7,629.9 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- Landin Park) 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 Landin Park 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 Landin Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1356, Longitude: -84.2705 In this case, the coordinates for Landin Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.27 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.611 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.48 degrees. |
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