Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Little Italy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Italy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Little Italy
- 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 Little Italy:
- 41.508941, -81.598182
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Little Italy
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga County
- Since Little Italy is near Lake County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Little Italy ...
We found ten communities that share the name Little Italy.
Within Ohio, the name Little Italy is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Little Italy is located in Jefferson County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Little Italy that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Little Italy.
- Arkansas
- Perry County
- This Little Italy is located in Perry County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Little Italy that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Little Italy.
- California
- San Francisco County
- This Little Italy is located in San Francisco County and lies 2,164 miles [3,482.6 km]<1> to the west of the Little Italy that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Francisco County community of Little Italy.
- Maine
- Penobscot County
- This Little Italy is located in Penobscot County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Little Italy that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Little Italy.
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- This Little Italy is located in Baltimore City and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Little Italy that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Little Italy.
- Mississippi
- Scott County
- This Little Italy is located in Scott County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Little Italy that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Little Italy.
- New York
- New York County
- This Little Italy is located in New York County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the east of the Little Italy that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New York County community of Little Italy.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Little Italy is located in Bucks County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Little Italy that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Little Italy.
- West Virginia
- Clay County
- This Little Italy is located in Clay County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the south of the Little Italy that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Little Italy.
- Randolph County
- This Little Italy is located in Randolph County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km] to the south southeast of the Little Italy that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Little Italy.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Italy ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Bluestone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Coits
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Dutch Alley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Alley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Alley
- Dutch Alley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Euclid Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Euclid Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid Heights
- Euclid Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Cuyahoga County
- Four Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Four Points is located in Cuyahoga County
- Garden Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Garden Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Glenville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Little Bohemia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Bohemia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bohemia
- Little Bohemia is located in Cuyahoga County
- Miles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cuyahoga County
- New Chinatown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chinatown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chinatown
- New Chinatown is located in Cuyahoga County
- Shaker Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Heights
- Shaker Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,754 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shaker Heights <3>
- University Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,642 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Heights <3>
- Little Bohemia
How Far From Little Italy 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 Little Italy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Little Italy and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Cuyahoga County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Little Italy to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 300 miles [482.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,970 miles [9,607.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,695 miles [10,774.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,572 miles [7,357.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Italy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cuyahoga County: www.cuyahoga.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Little Italy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Italy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5089, Longitude: -81.5982 In this case, the coordinates for Little Italy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Little Italy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.535 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.842 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.776 degrees. |