Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Munroe Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Munroe Falls and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Munroe Falls
- 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 Munroe Falls:
- 41.140612, -81.431778
- 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 Munroe Falls
- 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 Summit County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Summit County
- Since Munroe Falls is near Portage County and also Stark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Portage County
- eBird sighting report for Stark 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Munroe Falls ...
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.
- Brady Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Cascade ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Earlville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Fish Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Fish Creek is located in Summit County
- Goodyear Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodyear Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear Heights
- Goodyear Heights is located in Summit County
- Iron Bridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- Iron Bridge is located in Summit County
- Kent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kent is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,319 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <2>
- Oregon Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Corners
- Oregon Corners is located in Summit County
- Silver Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
- Six Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
- Six Corners is located in Summit County
- Twin Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Portage County
- White House Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White House Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Park
- White House Park is located in Summit County
How Far From Munroe Falls 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 city such as Munroe Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Munroe Falls and extending to:
- Akron, which is the Seat of Summit County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Munroe Falls to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 279 miles [449 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,980 miles [9,623.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,704 miles [10,789 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,580 miles [7,370.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Munroe Falls: www.munroefalls.com/
The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Munroe Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Munroe Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1406, Longitude: -81.4318 In this case, the coordinates for Munroe Falls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Munroe Falls to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.447 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.686 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.83 degrees. |