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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 Northwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northwood Estates 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 Northwood Estates:
    • 40.821111, -82.985000
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Northwood Estates
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Northwood Estates ...

We found nine communities that share the name Northwood Estates.

Within Ohio, the name Northwood Estates is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cherokee County
      • This Northwood Estates is located in Cherokee County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Northwood Estates that is located in Crawford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Northwood Estates.
      • Mobile County
      • This Northwood Estates is located in Mobile County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km] to the south southwest of the Northwood Estates that is located in Crawford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Northwood Estates.
    • Georgia
      • Glynn County
      • This Northwood Estates is located in Glynn County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the south of the Northwood Estates that is located in Crawford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Northwood Estates.
    • Louisiana
      • Ouachita Parish
      • This Northwood Estates is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Northwood Estates that is located in Crawford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Northwood Estates.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Northwood Estates is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Northwood Estates that is located in Crawford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Northwood Estates.
    • Mississippi
      • Lee County
      • This Northwood Estates is located in Lee County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Northwood Estates that is located in Crawford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Northwood Estates.
    • New York
      • Saratoga County
      • This Northwood Estates is located in Saratoga County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Northwood Estates that is located in Crawford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Northwood Estates.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Northwood Estates is located in Charleston County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Northwood Estates that is located in Crawford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Northwood Estates.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Northwood Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,509 miles [2,428.5 km]<1> to the west of the Northwood Estates that is located in Crawford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Northwood Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Northwood Estates ...

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.

  • Broken Sword
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
    • Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
    • Broken Sword has also been known as:
    • Bloody Corners
    • Porterville
    • Wingarts Corners
    • Wingert Corners
    • Wingerts Corners
  • Edenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
    • Edenville is located in Wyandot County
  • Glenville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
    • Glenville is located in Crawford County
  • Leesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Leesville is located in Crawford County
  • Maple Grove Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Park
    • Maple Grove Park is located in Crawford County
  • Nevada
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Seal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal
    • Seal is located in Wyandot County
  • Spring Valley Court
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley Court have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley Court
    • Spring Valley Court is located in Crawford County
  • Stringtown ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Stringtown is located in Marion County
  • Sulphur Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Crawford County

How Far From Northwood Estates 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 Northwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Bucyrus, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Northwood Estates to Columbus, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 342 miles [550.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,055 miles [9,744.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,782 miles [10,914.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,658 miles [7,496.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Northwood Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8211, Longitude: -82.9850       In this case, the coordinates for Northwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Northwood Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.44 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.766 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.662 degrees.