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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 Lock Two, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lock Two 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 Lock Two:
- 40.451714, -84.369117
- 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 Lock Two
- 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 Auglaize County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Auglaize County
- Since Lock Two is near Shelby County and also Mercer 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 Mercer 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 Lock Two
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lock Two ...
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.
- Bulkhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bulkhead is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulkhead
- Chickasaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Club Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Club Island is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Island
- Duckfoot Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duckfoot Landing is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckfoot Landing
- Earls Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Earls Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls Island
- Egypt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Kettlersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lees Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Landing is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Landing
- Sandy Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Beach is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
How Far From Lock Two 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 community such as Lock Two to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lock Two and extending to:
- Wapakoneta, which is the Seat of Auglaize County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lock Two to Wapakoneta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 404 miles [650.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving 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 6,126 miles [9,858.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,854 miles [11,030.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,731 miles [7,613.8 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lock Two) 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 Lock Two 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 Lock Two. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4517, Longitude: -84.3691 In this case, the coordinates for Lock Two have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.328 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.723 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.427 degrees. |
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