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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 Mantua, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mantua 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 Mantua:
- 40.077850, -81.679014
- 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 Mantua
- 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 Guernsey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guernsey County
- Since Mantua is near Muskingum County and also Coshocton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muskingum County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coshocton 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 Mantua
Communities Also Named Mantua ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Mantua.
There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Mantua.
Beyond Ohio, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Portage County
- This Mantua is located in Portage County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mantua that is located in Guernsey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Mantua.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Greene County
- This Mantua is located in Greene County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mantua that is located in Guernsey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Mantua.
- Kansas
- Allen County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Allen County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Mantua.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Mantua is located in Baltimore County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the east of the Mantua that is located in Guernsey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Mantua.
- New Jersey
- Gloucester County
- This Mantua is located in Gloucester County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the east of the Mantua that is located in Guernsey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Mantua.
- Nova Scotia
- This Mantua lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mantua that is located in Guernsey County.
- Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia County
- This Mantua is located in Philadelphia County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the east of the Mantua that is located in Guernsey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Mantua.
- Texas
- Collin County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Mantua [Collin County].
- Utah
- Box Elder County
- This Mantua is located in Box Elder County and lies 1,577 miles [2,537.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mantua that is located in Guernsey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Box Elder County community of Mantua.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Mantua is located in Fairfax County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mantua that is located in Guernsey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Mantua.
- Wyoming
- Park County
- This Mantua is located in Park County and lies 1,407 miles [2,264.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mantua that is located in Guernsey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Mantua.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mantua ...
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.
- Birds Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Center is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ferncliff is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Five Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Five Forks is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Flat Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flat Ridge is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Guernsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Guernsey is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Indian Camp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Camp is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Camp
- Maysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Meadow Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Stringtown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Sycamore Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore Hills is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Hills
How Far From Mantua to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mantua to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mantua and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Guernsey County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Mantua to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 260 miles [418.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,037 miles [9,715.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,758 miles [10,875.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,634 miles [7,457.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Mantua) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mantua, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Mantua 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 Mantua. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0778, Longitude: -81.6790 In this case, the coordinates for Mantua have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.644 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.75 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.312 degrees. |
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