Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Nasby, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nasby and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Nasby
- 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 Nasby:
- 41.630328, -83.611324
- 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 Nasby
- 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 Lucas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lucas County
- Since Nasby is near Wood County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wood County
- eBird sighting report for Monroe 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
Communities Also Named Nasby ...
We found two communities that share the name Nasby.
Within Ohio, the name Nasby is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nasby ...
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.
- Air Line Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Air Line Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Frances Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frances Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Gardens
- Frances Gardens is located in Wood County
- Freemans Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freemans Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans Gardens
- Freemans Gardens is located in Lucas County
- Grassy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Grassy Creek is located in Wood County
- Hobart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Island View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
- Island View is located in Wood County
- Parliament Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parliament Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Place
- Parliament Place is located in Wood County
- Ranch Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranch Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Gardens
- Ranch Gardens is located in Wood County
- Richards ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Valley Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
- Valley Hills is located in Wood County
- Vulcan
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
How Far From Nasby to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Nasby to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Nasby and extending to:
- Toledo, which is the Seat of Lucas County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Nasby 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 394 miles [634.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,043 miles [9,725.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,773 miles [10,900.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,651 miles [7,485.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nasby. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lucas County: www.co.lucas.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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Nasby 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Nasby) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nasby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6303, Longitude: -83.6113 In this case, the coordinates for Nasby 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 Nasby 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 311.814 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.312 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.688 degrees. |