Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dover:
  • 41.477267, -81.920973
  • 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 Dover

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Dover ...

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.

• Birds Nest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Birds Nest is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Nest
• Eagle Cliff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Eagle Cliff is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
• Fields
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fields is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
• Folger ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Folger is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
• River Edge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • River Edge is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
• Rockport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
• Rocky River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rocky River is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky River <1>
• Short Line Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Short Line Junction is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Line Junction
• Trinity ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Trinity is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
• Twin Oaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

How Far From North Dover 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 North Dover to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in North Dover and extending to:

• Cleveland, which is the Seat of Cuyahoga County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from North Dover to Cleveland, 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 117 miles [188.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 313 miles [503.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,984 miles [9,630.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,710 miles [10,798.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,587 miles [7,382.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'