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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 Owl Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Owl Town 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 Owl Town:
- 40.007004, -83.821596
- 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 Owl Town
- 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Since Owl Town is near Champaign County and also Miami County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Champaign County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami 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 Owl Town
Curious and Interesting Names Near Owl Town ...
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.
- Bowlusville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bowlusville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlusville
- Eagle City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Glen Echo
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glen Echo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo
- Greenlawn Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Home Orchards
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Home Orchards is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Orchards
- Miracle Mile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Miracle Mile is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Mile
- Olympic Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Olympic Hills is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Hills
- Spunky Puddle ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Spunky Puddle is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spunky Puddle
- Upper Fox Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Fox Hollow is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fox Hollow
- Walnut Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hills is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
How Far From Owl Town 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 Owl Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Owl Town once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Owl Town and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the South.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Owl Town to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 369 miles [593.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,126 miles [9,858.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,851 miles [11,025.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,727 miles [7,607.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Owl Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Owl Town) 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 Owl Town 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 Owl Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0070, Longitude: -83.8216 In this case, the coordinates for Owl Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.988 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.27 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.313 degrees. |
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