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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 Montville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Montville:
    • 41.607324, -81.050331
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Montville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Montville ...

We found six communities that share the name Montville.

Within Ohio, the name Montville is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Costilla County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Montville [Costilla County].
    • Connecticut
      • New London County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Montville [New London County].
    • Maine
      • Waldo County
      • This Montville is located in Waldo County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Montville that is located in Geauga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Montville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Berkshire County
      • This Montville is located in Berkshire County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<2> to the east of the Montville that is located in Geauga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Montville.
    • New Jersey
      • Morris County
      • This Montville is located in Morris County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<2> to the east of the Montville that is located in Geauga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Montville.
    • New York
      • Cayuga County
      • This Montville is located in Cayuga County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Montville that is located in Geauga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Montville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Montville ...

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.

  • Calm ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
    • Calm is located in Geauga County
  • Center Road ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Road have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Road
    • Center Road is located in Geauga County
  • Cork
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
    • Cork is located in Ashtabula County
  • Five Points
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Lake County
  • Footville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Footville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
    • Footville is located in Ashtabula County
  • Fowlers Mill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowlers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Mill
    • Fowlers Mill is located in Geauga County
  • Hartsgrove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Huntsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
    • Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
  • Lane
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
    • Lane is located in Lake County
  • Roaming Shores
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaming Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
    • Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
  • Rock Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Turkey Foot Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Foot Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Corner
    • Turkey Foot Corner is located in Ashtabula County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Montville and extending to:

  • Chardon, which is the Seat of Geauga County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 151 miles [243 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Montville to Columbus, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 282 miles [453.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,944 miles [9,565.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,545 miles [7,314.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Montville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Geauga County: www.co.geauga.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Montville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Montville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Montville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6073, Longitude: -81.0503    
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Montville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.184 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.459 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.483 degrees.









 

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