Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ohio City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ohio City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ohio City
- 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 Ohio City:
- 40.770143, -84.615955
- 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 Ohio City
- 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 Van Wert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Van Wert County
- Since Ohio City is near Mercer County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- eBird sighting report for Adams 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ohio City ...
We found six communities that share the name Ohio City.
There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Ohio City.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Kansas
- Edwards County
- 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 Kansas community of Ohio City [Edwards County].
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Ohio City [Franklin County].
- Smith County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Smith County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Ohio City.
- Missouri
- Mississippi County
- Although located in Mississippi County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Ohio City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ohio City ...
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.
- Converse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Convoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Convoy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convoy
- Convoy is located in Van Wert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,050 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Convoy <5>
- Dull
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Jonestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Middle Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Point
- Middle Point is located in Van Wert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle Point <5>
- Neptune
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Pleasant Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mills
- Pleasant Mills is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Mills <5>
- Striptown ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Ohio City 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 village such as Ohio City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ohio City and extending to:
- Van Wert, which is the Seat of Van Wert County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Ohio City to Columbus, with an average speed<6>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 422 miles [679.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,121 miles [9,850.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,851 miles [11,025.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,728 miles [7,609 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ohio City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Van Wert County: www.vanwertcounty.org/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ohio City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ohio City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7701, Longitude: -84.6160 In this case, the coordinates for Ohio City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Ohio City 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 Ohio City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Ohio City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.481 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.943 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.444 degrees. |