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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 Noble Cottage Area, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Noble Cottage Area 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 Noble Cottage Area:
- 39.888127, -81.384562
- 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 Noble Cottage Area
- 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 Noble County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
- Since Noble Cottage Area is near Guernsey County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guernsey County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Noble Cottage Area
Curious and Interesting Names Near Noble Cottage Area ...
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.
- Buffalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chaseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chaseville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Echo Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Echo Point is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Fredericksdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fredericksdale is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksdale
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lore City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Quaker City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sarahsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Steamtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Steamtown is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamtown
- Whigville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
How Far From Noble Cottage Area 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 Noble Cottage Area to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Noble Cottage Area and extending to:
- Caldwell, which is the Seat of Noble County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Noble Cottage Area to Caldwell, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 241 miles [387.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,034 miles [9,710.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Noble Cottage Area) 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 Noble Cottage Area 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 Noble Cottage Area. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8881, Longitude: -81.3846 In this case, the coordinates for Noble Cottage Area have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.468 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.521 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.244 degrees. |
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