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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 Paulding, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paulding and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Paulding:
    • 41.142379, -84.582382
    • 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 Paulding
  • 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 Paulding County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding County
    • Since Paulding is near Defiance County and also Van Wert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Defiance County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Wert 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 Paulding

Communities Also Named Paulding ...

We found four communities that are also named Paulding.

Within Ohio, the name Paulding is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Ontonagon County
      • This Paulding is located in Ontonagon County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Paulding that is located in Paulding County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontonagon County community of Paulding.
    • Mississippi
      • Jasper County
      • This Paulding is located in Jasper County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Paulding that is located in Paulding County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Paulding.
    • Missouri
      • Dunklin County
      • This Paulding is located in Dunklin County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Paulding that is located in Paulding County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunklin County community of Paulding.
    • New Jersey
      • Salem County
      • This Paulding is located in Salem County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the east of the Paulding that is located in Paulding County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Paulding.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Paulding ...

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.

  • Arena ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Arena is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
  • Cecil
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cecil is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
  • Emmett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Emmett is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
    • Emmett has also been known as:
    • Emerald Station
    • Emerald
  • Fort Brown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
  • Grover Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Grover Hill is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Hedges
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hedges is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
  • Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Junction is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
  • Mark Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Mark Center is located in Defiance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Center
  • Molasses Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Molasses Gap is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molasses Gap
  • Rosedale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosedale is located in Defiance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Smiley ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Smiley is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley

How Far From Paulding 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 village such as Paulding to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Paulding and extending to:

  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Paulding to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 427 miles [687.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,103 miles [9,821.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,711 miles [7,581.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Paulding) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Paulding 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 Paulding. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1424, Longitude: -84.5824       In this case, the coordinates for Paulding have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.452 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.965 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.31 degrees.