Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Possum Woods:
  • 39.883671, -83.826873
  • 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 Possum Woods

• 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 Possum Woods is near Greene County and also Champaign County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Champaign 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 Possum Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Possum Woods ...

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.

• Durbin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Durbin is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
• Green Hedges
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Green Hedges is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
• Hennessey ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hennessey is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
• Karen Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Karen Woods is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Woods
• Limecrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Limecrest is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limecrest
• Limestone City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Limestone City is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
• Locustgrove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Locustgrove is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustgrove
• Meadow Lane
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadow Lane is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
• Miracle Mile
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Miracle Mile is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Mile
• Oakgrove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakgrove is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakgrove
• Olympic Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Olympic Hills is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Hills
• Pitchin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pitchin is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitchin
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Riceville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Riceville is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
  • Rock Way
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Way is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Way
  • Sun Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sun Valley is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Sunnyland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sunnyland is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyland

How Far From Possum Woods 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 Possum Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Springfield, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Possum Woods to Columbus, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 368 miles [592.2 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 6,132 miles [9,868.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,856 miles [11,033.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,733 miles [7,617 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'