Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Latty:
  • 41.087935, -84.583180
  • 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 Latty

• 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 Paulding County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding County
  • Since Latty is near Van Wert County and also Allen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Wert County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen 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 Latty

Communities Also Named Latty ...

We found two communities that are also named Latty.

Within Ohio, the name Latty is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Iowa
    • Des Moines County
    • This Latty is located in Des Moines County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the west of the Latty that is located in Paulding County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Des Moines County community of Latty.
  • Missouri
    • Washington County
    • This Latty is located in Washington County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Latty that is located in Paulding County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Latty.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Latty ...

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.

• Arena ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Arena is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
• Cecil
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cecil is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
• Emmett
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Emmett is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
  • Emmett has also been known as:
  • Emerald Station
  • Emerald
• Fort Brown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
• Grover Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Grover Hill is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
• Hedges
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hedges is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
• Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Junction is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
• Logtown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Logtown is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
• Molasses Gap
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Molasses Gap is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molasses Gap

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

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

• Paulding, which is the Seat of Paulding County, lies just to the North.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Latty to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 426 miles [685.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,105 miles [9,825 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,714 miles [7,586.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'