Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Osborn Corners:
  • 41.201721, -81.678737
  • 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 Osborn Corners

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Osborn Corners ...

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.

• Bath
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bath is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
• Boston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Boston is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston has also been known as:
  • Boston Mill
  • Helltown
• Buzzard Roost
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Buzzard Roost is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Roost
• Enterprise ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Enterprise is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Everett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Everett is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
• Fairlawn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairlawn is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairlawn <1>
• Ira
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ira is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
• Pigeon Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
• Stoney Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Stoney Hill is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
• Windfall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Windfall is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall

How Far From Osborn Corners to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Osborn Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Akron, which is the Seat of Summit County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Osborn Corners to Akron, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 292 miles [469.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,987 miles [9,635.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,712 miles [10,801.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,588 miles [7,383.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'