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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 Middleburg Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Middleburg Heights 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 Middleburg Heights:
- 41.366718, -81.805412
- 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 Middleburg Heights
- 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 Middleburg Heights is near Lorain County and also Medina 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 Medina 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 Middleburg Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Middleburg Heights ...
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 Nest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Birds Nest is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Nest
- Independence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- River Edge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- River Edge is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
- Rockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Rocky River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Seven Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Short Line Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Short Line Junction is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Line Junction
- Strongsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Twin Oaks is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
How Far From Middleburg Heights 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 city such as Middleburg Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Middleburg Heights and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Cuyahoga County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Middleburg Heights to Cleveland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 303 miles [487.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 5,984 miles [9,630.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,710 miles [10,798.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,586 miles [7,380.5 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Middleburg Heights) 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 Middleburg Heights 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 Middleburg Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3667, Longitude: -81.8054 In this case, the coordinates for Middleburg Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.673 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.976 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.924 degrees. |
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