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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plain 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:
- 40.828392, -81.315666
- 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
- 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 Stark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stark County
- Since Plain is near Summit County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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
Communities Also Named Plain ...
We found eight communities that are also named Plain.
There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Plain.
Beyond Ohio, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Plain [Wayne County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This Plain is located in Middlesex County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Plain that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Plain.
- Mississippi
- Rankin County
- This Plain is located in Rankin County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Plain that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Plain.
- New Mexico
- Quay County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Plain [Quay County].
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Plain [Guilford County].
- Texas
- Houston County
- This Plain is located in Houston County and lies 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Plain that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Plain.
- Washington
- Chelan County
- This Plain is located in Chelan County and lies 1,979 miles [3,184.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Plain that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chelan County community of Plain.
- Wisconsin
- Sauk County
- This Plain is located in Sauk County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Plain that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sauk County community of Plain.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Plain ...
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.
- Cairo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Crystal Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crystal Park is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Park
- Diamond ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Edgefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Edgefield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Hardscrabble ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hardscrabble is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
- Industrial Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Industrial Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial Heights
- Lake View Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lake View Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Heights
- Lincoln Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Louisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lynn Center Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lynn Center Park is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Center Park
- Marks ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marks is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
- Oval City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Parkridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Parkridge is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkridge
- Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Ridgedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ridgedale is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Skyline Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Skyline Hills is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Hills
- Sweetbriar
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sweetbriar is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Waco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waco is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
How Far From Plain 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 Plain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plain and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Stark County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Plain to Columbus, with an average speed<5>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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 263 miles [423.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,989 miles [9,638.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,712 miles [10,801.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,588 miles [7,383.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Plain could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Plain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Plain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8284, Longitude: -81.3157 In this case, the coordinates for Plain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.388 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.572 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.886 degrees. |
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