Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in P And M Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to P And M Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for P And M Estates

• 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 P And M Estates:
  • 41.262778, -81.060000
  • 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 P And M Estates

• 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 Portage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Portage County
  • Since P And M Estates is near Trumbull County and also Geauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trumbull County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Geauga 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 P And M Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near P And M Estates ...

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.

• Center World
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Center World is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center World
• Delightful
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Delightful is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
• Drakesburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Drakesburg is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
• Evergreen Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
• Freedom
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Freedom is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
• Freedom Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Freedom Station is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Station
• Greenleafs Corners ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenleafs Corners is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleafs Corners
• Nelson
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Nelson is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <1>
• Paris
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Paris is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
• Riverview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverview is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview

How Far From P And M Estates 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 P And M Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in P And M Estates and extending to:

• Ravenna, which is the Seat of Portage County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from P And M Estates to Ravenna, 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 134 miles [215.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 268 miles [431.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,960 miles [9,591.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,559 miles [7,337 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'