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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 Oberlin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oberlin 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 Oberlin:
- 41.291744, -82.217374
- 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 Oberlin
- 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 Lorain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lorain County
- Since Oberlin is near Erie County and also Huron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huron 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 Oberlin
Communities Also Named Oberlin ...
We found nine communities that are also named Oberlin.
Within Ohio, the name Oberlin is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Oberlin lies 1,620 miles [2,607.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Oberlin that is located in Lorain County.
- Kansas
- Decatur County
- This Oberlin is located in Decatur County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<1> to the west of the Oberlin that is located in Lorain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Oberlin.
- Louisiana
- Allen Parish
- This Oberlin is located in Allen Parish and lies 942 miles [1,516 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oberlin that is located in Lorain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen Parish community of Oberlin.
- Calcasieu Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Oberlin [Calcasieu Parish].
- Michigan
- Benzie County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Oberlin [Benzie County].
- Gladwin County
- This Oberlin is located in Gladwin County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Oberlin that is located in Lorain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gladwin County community of Oberlin.
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This Oberlin is located in Wake County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Oberlin that is located in Lorain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Oberlin.
- Oklahoma
- Bryan County
- This Oberlin is located in Bryan County and lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oberlin that is located in Lorain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bryan County community of Oberlin.
- Pennsylvania
- Dauphin County
- This Oberlin is located in Dauphin County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Oberlin that is located in Lorain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Oberlin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oberlin ...
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 Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beaver Park is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Coonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coonville is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonville
- Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Henrietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Pheasant Run Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Robin Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Robin Park is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Park
- Rugby ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rugby is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Sunnyside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Whiskyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whiskyville is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskyville
- White Fox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Oberlin 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 city such as Oberlin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oberlin and extending to:
- Elyria, which is the Seat of Lorain County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Oberlin to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 319 miles [513.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,004 miles [9,662.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,730 miles [10,830.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,607 miles [7,414.2 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 from Point A (ie- Oberlin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Oberlin could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oberlin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Oberlin 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 Oberlin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2917, Longitude: -82.2174 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.937 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.265 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.143 degrees. |
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