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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 Omar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Omar 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 Omar:
- 41.124222, -82.871297
- 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 Omar
- 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 Seneca County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seneca County
- Since Omar is near Huron County and also Sandusky County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huron County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sandusky 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 Omar
Communities Also Named Omar ...
We found eight communities that are also named Omar.
Within Ohio, the name Omar is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Omar is located in Sussex County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Omar that is located in Seneca County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Omar.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Omar is located in Hillsborough County and lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km]<1> to the south of the Omar that is located in Seneca County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Omar.
- Illinois
- Johnson County
- This Omar is located in Johnson County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Omar that is located in Seneca County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Omar.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Omar [Anne Arundel County].
- Nevada
- Elko County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Omar.
- New York
- Jefferson County
- This Omar is located in Jefferson County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Omar that is located in Seneca County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Omar.
- Tennessee
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Omar [Montgomery County].
- West Virginia
- Logan County
- This Omar is located in Logan County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the south of the Omar that is located in Seneca County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Omar.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Omar ...
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.
- Cooper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Fireside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fireside is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside
- Flat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Frank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Frank is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
- Havana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Havana is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Reedtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reedtown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedtown
- Relief ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Relief is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Republic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Weavers Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Weavers Corners is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Corners
How Far From Omar 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 Omar to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Omar and extending to:
- Tiffin, which is the Seat of Seneca County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Omar to Tiffin, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 344 miles [553.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,037 miles [9,715.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,764 miles [10,885.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,641 miles [7,469 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 from Point A (ie- Omar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Omar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Omar 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Omar 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 Omar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1242, Longitude: -82.8713 In this case, the coordinates for Omar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.358 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.718 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.508 degrees. |
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