Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Latcha:
  • 41.544218, -83.453541
  • 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 Latcha

• 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 Latcha is near Ottawa County and also Sandusky County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sandusky 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 Latcha

Curious and Interesting Names Near Latcha ...

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.

• Bieber
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bieber is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieber
• Cedar Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Creek is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
• Cedar Creek Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Creek Woods is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Woods
• Crane Creek Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Crane Creek Place is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Creek Place
• Crosswoods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Crosswoods is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosswoods
• Forest Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Forest Park is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Hobart
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hobart is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
• Indian Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Indian Creek is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
• Lime City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lime City is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
• Mound View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mound View is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound View
• Moundview Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Moundview Park is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundview Park
• Orchard View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Orchard View is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
• Stanley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanley is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
• Stony Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stony Ridge is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge

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

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

• Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Latcha to Bowling Green, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 110 miles [177 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 384 miles [618 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,041 miles [9,722 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,770 miles [10,895.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,648 miles [7,480.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'