Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Palermo-on-the-Lakes

• 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 Palermo-on-the-Lakes:
  • 40.501453, -81.147601
  • 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 Palermo-on-the-Lakes

• 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since Palermo-on-the-Lakes is near Harrison County and also Tuscarawas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas 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 Palermo-on-the-Lakes

Curious and Interesting Names Near Palermo-on-the-Lakes ...

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.

• Grampian Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Grampian Hills is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grampian Hills
• Heritage Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Hickory Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Leesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Leesville is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
• Perrysville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Perrysville is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
• Piney View
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Piney View is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
• Rock Canyon Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rock Canyon Park is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Canyon Park
• Rockwood Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rockwood Park is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Park
• Thornhill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Thornhill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
• Toots Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Toots Crossroads is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toots Crossroads

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Palermo-on-the-Lakes and extending to:

• Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Palermo-on-the-Lakes to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 244 miles [392.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,997 miles [9,651.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,594 miles [7,393.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'