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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 Olentangy High Bluffs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Olentangy High Bluffs 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 Olentangy High Bluffs:
- 40.132563, -83.024074
- 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 Olentangy High Bluffs
- 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 Olentangy High Bluffs is near Delaware County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Olentangy High Bluffs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Olentangy High Bluffs ...
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.
- Africa ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Africa is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Africa has also been known as:
- East Orange
- Dublin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Flint ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gregory is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Highway ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Highway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway
- Lewis Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mackstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mackstown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackstown
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maxtown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
- Maxtown has also been known as:
- Maxwell Corners
- Maxwell
- Minerva Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Minerva Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orange is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pinhook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Rathbone ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rathbone is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Victory Camp ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
- Wildwood Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
How Far From Olentangy High Bluffs 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 Olentangy High Bluffs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Olentangy High Bluffs and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Olentangy High Bluffs to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 330 miles [531.1 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 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,812 miles [10,962.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,688 miles [7,544.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Olentangy High Bluffs) 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 Olentangy High Bluffs 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 Olentangy High Bluffs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1326, Longitude: -83.0241 In this case, the coordinates for Olentangy High Bluffs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.483 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.713 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.907 degrees. |
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