Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mohicanville:
  • 40.728114, -82.191267
  • 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 Mohicanville

• 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 Ashland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashland County
  • Since Mohicanville is near Wayne County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes 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 Mohicanville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mohicanville ...

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 Prairie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Prairie is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Prairie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Prairie <1>
• Centerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• England
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • England is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England
• Funk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Funk is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
• Jeromesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jeromesville is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeromesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeromesville <1>
• Lake Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Fork is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fork
• Lakeville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeville is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <1>
• Miley Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
• Perrysville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Perrysville is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysville <1>
• Reedsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Reedsburg is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
• Widowville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Widowville is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widowville

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

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

• Ashland, which is the Seat of Ashland County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mohicanville to Ashland, 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 67 miles [107.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 301 miles [484.4 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 6,028 miles [9,701.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'