RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Ohio >> Lake County >> Painesville on-the-Lake >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Painesville on-the-Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Painesville on-the-Lake and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Painesville on-the-Lake
  • 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 Painesville on-the-Lake:
    • 41.766711, -81.230935
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Painesville on-the-Lake
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Painesville on-the-Lake ...

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.

  • Fairport Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairport Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport Harbor
    • Fairport Harbor is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,057 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairport Harbor <2>
  • Five Points
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Lake County
  • Grand River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
    • Grand River is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand River <2>
  • Lane
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
    • Lane is located in Lake County
  • Mentor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
    • Mentor is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,090 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mentor <2>
  • Mentor Headlands
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentor Headlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor Headlands
    • Mentor Headlands is located in Lake County
  • Mentor-on-the-Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentor-on-the-Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor-on-the-Lake
    • Mentor-on-the-Lake is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mentor-on-the-Lake <2>
  • Mountain View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Mountain View is located in Lake County
  • Orchard Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove
    • Orchard Grove is located in Lake County
  • Painesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Redbird
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redbird have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
    • Redbird is located in Lake County

How Far From Painesville on-the-Lake 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 Painesville on-the-Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Painesville on-the-Lake and extending to:

  • Painesville, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Painesville on-the-Lake to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 296 miles [476.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,944 miles [9,565.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,670 miles [10,734.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,546 miles [7,316.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Painesville on-the-Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Painesville on-the-Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7667, Longitude: -81.2309       In this case, the coordinates for Painesville on-the-Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Painesville on-the-Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.29 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.603 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.51 degrees.