Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Old Chinatown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Chinatown and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Old Chinatown

• 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 Old Chinatown:
  • 41.508889, -81.677778
  • 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 Old Chinatown

• 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 Cuyahoga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga County
  • Since Old Chinatown is near Lake County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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 Old Chinatown

Communities Also Named Old Chinatown ...

We found one communities that are also named Old Chinatown.

Within Ohio, the name Old Chinatown is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Old Chinatown in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Los Angeles County
    • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Old Chinatown [Los Angeles County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Chinatown ...

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.

• Big Italy
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Big Italy is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Italy
• Birds Nest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Birds Nest is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Nest
• Coits
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Coits is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coits
• Dutch Alley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dutch Alley is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Alley
• Euclid Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Euclid Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid Heights
• Garden Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Garden Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
• Glenville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenville is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
• Little Bohemia
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Bohemia is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bohemia
• Little Italy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Little Italy is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
• Miles
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Miles is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• New Chinatown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • New Chinatown is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chinatown

How Far From Old Chinatown 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 Old Chinatown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Old Chinatown and extending to:

• Cleveland, which is the Seat of Cuyahoga County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Old Chinatown to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 303 miles [487.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,973 miles [9,612.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,699 miles [10,781 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,575 miles [7,362.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'