Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Plateau Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plateau Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Plateau Acres

• 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 Plateau Acres:
  • 40.010893, -83.709093
  • 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 Plateau Acres

• 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
  • Since Plateau Acres is near Champaign County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Champaign County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Plateau Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plateau Acres ...

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.

• Bowlusville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bowlusville is located in Champaign County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlusville
• Glen Echo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Glen Echo is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo
• Greenlawn Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
• Harmony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Harmony is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Holiday Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Home Orchards
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Home Orchards is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Orchards
• Meadow Lane
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Meadow Lane is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
• Miracle Mile
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Miracle Mile is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Mile
• Mutual
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mutual is located in Champaign County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
• Olympic Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Olympic Hills is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Hills
• Owl Town ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Owl Town is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
• Spunky Puddle ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Spunky Puddle is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spunky Puddle
• Walnut Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Hills is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

How Far From Plateau Acres 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 Plateau Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Springfield, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Plateau Acres to Columbus, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 363 miles [584.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,121 miles [9,850.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,846 miles [11,017.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,722 miles [7,599.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'