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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 Oakthorpe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakthorpe and the surrounding 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 Oakthorpe:
- 39.805621, -82.435988
- 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 Oakthorpe
- 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 Fairfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- Since Oakthorpe is near Perry County and also Licking County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Licking 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 Oakthorpe
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakthorpe ...
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.
- Edgewater Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Edgewater Beach is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
- Firemans Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Firemans Park is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firemans Park
- Geneva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Geneva is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Glass Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glass Rock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass Rock
- Harbor Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Junction City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Reading
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Reading is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Reading
- Pleasantville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Rushville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sandstone ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandstone is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Shell Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shell Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Beach
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Summerland Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Summerland Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerland Beach
- Thornville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wacker Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wacker Heights is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacker Heights
- Ziontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ziontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ziontown
How Far From Oakthorpe 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 Oakthorpe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Oakthorpe and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Fairfield County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oakthorpe to Lancaster, 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 31 miles [49.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 294 miles [473.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,080 miles [9,784.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,677 miles [7,526.9 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakthorpe) 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 Oakthorpe 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 Oakthorpe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8056, Longitude: -82.4360 In this case, the coordinates for Oakthorpe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.123 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.255 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.746 degrees. |
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