|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ovid, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ovid 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 Ovid:
- 40.043397, -82.809064
- 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 Ovid
- 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 Ovid is near Licking County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Licking County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Ovid
Communities Also Named Ovid ...
We found nine communities that are also named Ovid.
Within Ohio, the name Ovid is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Sedgwick County
- This Ovid is located in Sedgwick County and lies 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km]<1> to the west of the Ovid that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Ovid.
- Idaho
- Bear Lake County
- This Ovid is located in Bear Lake County and lies 1,487 miles [2,393.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ovid that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bear Lake County community of Ovid.
- Indiana
- Madison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Ovid [Madison County].
- Michigan
- Clinton County
- This Ovid is located in Clinton County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ovid that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Ovid.
- Missouri
- Bates County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Ovid [Bates County].
- Ray County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Ovid [Ray County].
- New York
- Seneca County
- This Ovid is located in Seneca County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ovid that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Ovid.
- Pennsylvania
- Erie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Ovid [Erie County].
- Texas
- Jack County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Ovid [Jack County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ovid ...
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.
- Beech ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Walnut is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Blacklick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fursville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fursville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fursville
- Havens Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Havens Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Corners
- Hibernia ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hibernia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Panhandle Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Panhandle Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panhandle Corners
- Parks Mills ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parks Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mills
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinhook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ralph ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ralph is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Rose Hill Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Heights is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Heights
- Roseland ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roseland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Summit Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Wildwood Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
- Wonderland ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wonderland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland
How Far From Ovid 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 Ovid to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ovid and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ovid to Columbus, with an average speed<5> 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 west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 317 miles [510.2 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 18 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,084 miles [9,791.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,807 miles [10,954.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,683 miles [7,536.6 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- Ovid) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Ovid 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. |
| <3> | 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 Ovid, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Ovid 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 Ovid. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0434, Longitude: -82.8091 In this case, the coordinates for Ovid have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.35 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.549 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.837 degrees. |
|
|