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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 Olivesburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Olivesburg 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 Olivesburg:
- 40.886035, -82.427104
- 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 Olivesburg
- 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
- Since Olivesburg is near Ashland County and also Huron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ashland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huron 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 Olivesburg
Curious and Interesting Names Near Olivesburg ...
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.
- Crimson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crimson is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crimson
- England
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- England is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Greenwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- London is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Nova
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Paradise Hill is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Planktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Planktown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planktown
- Polk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Roseland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roseland is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Ruggles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Spring Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Mill is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
- Sunnyview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyview is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyview
- Widowville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Widowville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widowville
How Far From Olivesburg 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 Olivesburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Olivesburg and extending to:
- Mansfield, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Olivesburg to Mansfield, 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 69 miles [111 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 316 miles [508.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,031 miles [9,706 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,632 miles [7,454.5 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Olivesburg) 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 Olivesburg 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 Olivesburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8860, Longitude: -82.4271 In this case, the coordinates for Olivesburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.085 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.372 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.381 degrees. |
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