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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 Mount Victory, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Victory 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 Mount Victory:
- 40.534279, -83.521026
- 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 Victory
- 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 Hardin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- Since Mount Victory is near Union County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Victory
Communities Also Named Mount Victory ...
We found one communities that are also named Mount Victory.
Within Ohio, the name Mount Victory is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Mount Victory in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Pulaski County
- This Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Mount Victory that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Mount Victory.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Victory ...
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 Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Big Springs is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Grant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grassy Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Point is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Point
- Harper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Hepburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hepburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Jumbo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Meeker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meeker is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- New Jerusalem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Jerusalem is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jerusalem
- Richwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Silver Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Summersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Walnut Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Mount Victory 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 village such as Mount Victory to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Victory and extending to:
- Kenton, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Victory to Kenton, 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 47 miles [75.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 362 miles [582.6 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 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,816 miles [10,969.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,693 miles [7,552.7 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Victory) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Mount Victory 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 Mount Victory. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5343, Longitude: -83.5210 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.787 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.119 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.006 degrees. |
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