Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Linndale:
  • 41.444495, -81.766522
  • 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 Linndale

• 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 Cuyahoga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga County
  • Since Linndale is near Lorain County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lorain County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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 Linndale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Linndale ...

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.

• Big Italy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Italy is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Italy
• Birds Nest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Birds Nest is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Nest
• Dutch Alley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dutch Alley is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Alley
• Garden Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Garden Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
• Independence
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Independence is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <1>
• Little Bohemia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Little Bohemia is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bohemia
• New Chinatown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Chinatown is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chinatown
• River Edge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • River Edge is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
• Rockport
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
• Rocky River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocky River is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky River <1>
• Seven Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Seven Hills is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Hills <1>
• Short Line Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Short Line Junction is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Line Junction
• Willow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Willow is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow

How Far From Linndale to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Linndale to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Linndale and extending to:

• Cleveland, which is the Seat of Cuyahoga County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Linndale to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 305 miles [490.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,705 miles [10,790.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,582 miles [7,374 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'