Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lockwood Corners:
  • 40.997833, -81.557619
  • 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 Lockwood Corners

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lockwood Corners ...

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.

• Cascade ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cascade is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
• Comet
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Comet is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
• Cottage Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cottage Grove is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
• Derby Downs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Derby Downs is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Downs
• Firestone Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Firestone Park is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firestone Park
• Green
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Green is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <1>
• Halo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Halo is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
• Lakeview
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lakeview is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Lawndale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawndale is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
• Maple Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Maple Valley is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
• Portage Lakes
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
• Weavers ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Weavers is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers

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

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

• Akron, which is the Seat of Summit County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Lockwood Corners to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 279 miles [449 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,991 miles [9,641.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,591 miles [7,388.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'