Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in North Baltimore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Baltimore and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for North Baltimore

• 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 North Baltimore:
  • 41.182887, -83.678372
  • 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 North Baltimore

• 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
  • Since North Baltimore is near Hancock County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 North Baltimore

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Baltimore ...

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.

• Chase
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Chase is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
• Deweyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Deweyville is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
• Ducat
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ducat is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducat
• Eagleville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Eagleville is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eagleville
  • From North Baltimore to Eagleville
• Jerry City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jerry City is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
• Oil Center ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Oil Center is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
• Portage
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Portage is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
• Rudolph
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rudolph is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
• Wineland ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wineland is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland

How Far From North Baltimore to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as North Baltimore to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in North Baltimore and extending to:

• Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from North Baltimore to Bowling Green, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 384 miles [618 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,066 miles [9,762.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,795 miles [10,935.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,672 miles [7,518.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'