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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 Oceola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oceola 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 Oceola:
- 40.844763, -83.093267
- 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 Oceola
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Oceola is near Wyandot County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyandot County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Oceola
Communities Also Named Oceola ...
We found one communities that are also named Oceola.
Within Ohio, the name Oceola is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Oceola in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cherokee County
- This Oceola is located in Cherokee County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Oceola that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Oceola.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oceola ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Edenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edenville is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Glenville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Harpster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Sandusky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandusky
- Maple Grove Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Park is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Park
- Mexico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seal is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal
- South Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South Park is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Sulphur Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
How Far From Oceola 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 community such as Oceola to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oceola and extending to:
- Bucyrus, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Oceola to Columbus, with an average speed<3> 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 347 miles [558.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,785 miles [10,919.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,662 miles [7,502.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Oceola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Oceola 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 Oceola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8448, Longitude: -83.0933 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.508 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.847 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.705 degrees. |
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