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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 Shore Cottage Area, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Shore Cottage Area and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for North Shore Cottage 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 North Shore Cottage Area:
    • 40.533119, -81.280664
    • 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 Shore 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 Tuscarawas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
    • Since North Shore Cottage Area is near Carroll County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Shore Cottage Area

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Shore 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.

  • Arrowhead
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Arrowhead is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
  • Dutchtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dutchtown is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
  • Egypt ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Egypt is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Grampian Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Grampian Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grampian Hills
  • Lakeview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeview is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Leesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Leesville is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Mineral City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New England ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • New England is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
  • Paradise Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Paradise Point is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Piney View
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Piney View is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
    • Reeds Run
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Reeds Run is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Run
    • Rockwood Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Rockwood Park is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Park
    • Sunset Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sunset Valley is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley
    • Thornhill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Thornhill is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
    • Valley Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Valley Junction is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction

How Far From North Shore Cottage Area 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 community such as North Shore 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 North Shore Cottage Area and extending to:

  • New Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Tuscarawas County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Shore Cottage Area to New Philadelphia, 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 98 miles [157.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 252 miles [405.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,001 miles [9,657.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,722 miles [10,818 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,598 miles [7,399.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Shore 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 North Shore 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 North Shore Cottage Area. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5331, Longitude: -81.2807       In this case, the coordinates for North Shore Cottage Area have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.379 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.517 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.974 degrees.