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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 Obetz, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Obetz 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 Obetz:
- 39.867804, -82.945390
- 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 Obetz
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Obetz is near Pickaway County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickaway County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 Obetz
Curious and Interesting Names Near Obetz ...
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.
- Borrors Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Borrors Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrors Corners
- Columbus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Edgewater Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Edward ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edward is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Edward has also been known as:
- Edwards Station
- Grove City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Groveport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hibernia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hibernia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Shadeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shadeville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeville
- Sharp ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sharp is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Valley Crossing ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Valley Crossing is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crossing
How Far From Obetz to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Obetz to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Obetz and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 322 miles [518.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Obetz to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,696 miles [7,557.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Obetz) 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 Obetz 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 Obetz. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8678, Longitude: -82.9454 In this case, the coordinates for Obetz have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.44 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.625 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.957 degrees. |
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