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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 Plain City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plain City 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 Plain City:
- 40.107737, -83.270805
- 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 Plain City
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Plain City is near Union County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Plain City
Communities Also Named Plain City ...
We found one communities that are also named Plain City.
Within Ohio, the name Plain City is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Plain City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Plain City is located in Weber County and lies 1,503 miles [2,418.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Plain City that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Plain City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Plain City ...
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.
- Arnold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Cutlers Corners ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cutlers Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers Corners
- Dublin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Jerome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Lamb Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- New California
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Pleasant Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Rathbone ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbone is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Rosedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rosedale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
How Far From Plain City 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 Plain City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plain City and extending to:
- London, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Plain City to London, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 342 miles [550.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,824 miles [10,982.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,700 miles [7,563.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Plain City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Plain City 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 Plain City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1077, Longitude: -83.2708 In this case, the coordinates for Plain City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.639 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.887 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.028 degrees. |
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