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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 Niles Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Niles Beach 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 Niles Beach:
- 41.686436, -83.369930
- 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 Niles Beach
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lucas County
- Since Niles Beach is near Ottawa County and also Wood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wood 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 Niles Beach
Curious and Interesting Names Near Niles Beach ...
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.
- Bieber
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bieber is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieber
- Blackberry Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blackberry Corner is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry Corner
- Bono
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bono is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Booth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Booth is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Boulevard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boulevard is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulevard
- Cedar Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek Woods is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Woods
- Crosswoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crosswoods is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosswoods
- Harbor View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harbor View is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ironville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ironville is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Mound View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mound View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound View
- New Jerusalem ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Jerusalem is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jerusalem
- Orchard View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Oregon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willow Beach is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach
How Far From Niles Beach 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 Niles Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Niles Beach and extending to:
- Toledo, which is the Seat of Lucas County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Niles Beach to Toledo, 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 119 miles [191.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,031 miles [9,706 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,639 miles [7,465.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Niles Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Niles Beach 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 Niles Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6864, Longitude: -83.3699 In this case, the coordinates for Niles Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.657 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.142 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.554 degrees. |
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