Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mount Blanchard:
  • 40.898520, -83.556844
  • 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 Mount Blanchard

• 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
  • Since Mount Blanchard is near Wyandot County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyandot County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin 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 Mount Blanchard

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Blanchard ...

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.

• Beagle ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beagle is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
• Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
• Forest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Forest is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <1>
• Grant
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Grant is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
• Kirby
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kirby is located in Wyandot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirby <1>
• Martinstown ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Martinstown is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinstown
• New Stark
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • New Stark is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
• Pratts
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pratts is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
• Walnut Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Mount Blanchard 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 village such as Mount Blanchard to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Findlay, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Blanchard to Findlay, 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 70 miles [112.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 371 miles [597.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,074 miles [9,775.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,802 miles [10,946.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,679 miles [7,530.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'