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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 North Richmond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Richmond and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Richmond:
    • 41.714499, -80.568685
    • 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 Richmond
  • 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 Ashtabula County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashtabula County
    • Since North Richmond is near Crawford County and also Erie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie 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 Richmond

Communities Also Named North Richmond ...

We found two communities that are also named North Richmond.

Within Ohio, the name North Richmond is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Contra Costa County
      • This North Richmond is located in Contra Costa County and lies 2,209 miles [3,555 km]<1> to the west of the North Richmond that is located in Ashtabula County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of North Richmond.
    • New Hampshire
      • Cheshire County
      • This North Richmond is located in Cheshire County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Richmond that is located in Ashtabula County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of North Richmond.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Richmond ...

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.

  • Beaver Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaver Center is located in Crawford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Center
  • Center Road
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Center Road is located in Crawford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Road
  • Cherry Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherry Valley is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Dicksonburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Dicksonburg is located in Crawford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonburg
  • Gageville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gageville is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gageville
  • Kelloggsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
  • Leon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Leon is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
  • Linesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Plymouth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Plymouth is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Rays Corners
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rays Corners is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
  • Sentinel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sentinel is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel

How Far From North Richmond to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Richmond to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Richmond and extending to:

  • Jefferson, which is the Seat of Ashtabula County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from North Richmond to Jefferson, 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 174 miles [280 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 269 miles [432.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,920 miles [9,527.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,520 miles [7,274.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Richmond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 North Richmond 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 North Richmond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7145, Longitude: -80.5687       In this case, the coordinates for North Richmond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.875 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.124 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.218 degrees.