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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 Mutual, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mutual 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 Mutual:
- 40.079401, -83.636998
- 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 Mutual
- 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 Champaign County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Champaign County
- Since Mutual is near Clark County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Mutual
Communities Also Named Mutual ...
We found seven communities that are also named Mutual.
Within Ohio, the name Mutual is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Huerfano 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 Mutual [Huerfano County].
- Florida
- Gilchrist County
- This Mutual is located in Gilchrist County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<2> to the south of the Mutual that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilchrist County community of Mutual.
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Mutual is located in Calvert County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Mutual that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Mutual.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis 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 Missouri community of Mutual [Saint Louis County].
- Oklahoma
- Woodward County
- This Mutual is located in Woodward County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Mutual that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodward County community of Mutual.
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County
- This Mutual is located in Westmoreland County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<2> to the east of the Mutual that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Mutual.
- Utah
- Mutual #
- 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 Utah community of Mutual.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mutual ...
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.
- Bowlusville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlusville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlusville
- Cable
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cable is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fountain Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Park is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Glen Echo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Echo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo
- Irwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Irwin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Kingscreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Mechanicsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mingo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Rosedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Spunky Puddle ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spunky Puddle is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spunky Puddle
- Tradersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tradersville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradersville
How Far From Mutual 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 Mutual to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mutual and extending to:
- Urbana, which is the Seat of Champaign County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Mutual to Columbus, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 360 miles [579.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,840 miles [11,007.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,716 miles [7,589.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Mutual 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mutual) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Mutual 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 Mutual. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0794, Longitude: -83.6370 In this case, the coordinates for Mutual have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.87 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.147 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.205 degrees. |
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