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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 Quaker City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quaker 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 Quaker City:
- 39.970266, -81.298307
- 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 Quaker 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 Guernsey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guernsey County
- Since Quaker City is near Belmont County and also Noble County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Noble 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 Quaker City
Communities Also Named Quaker City ...
We found two communities that are also named Quaker City.
Within Ohio, the name Quaker City is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Hampshire
- Sullivan County
- This Quaker City is located in Sullivan County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Quaker City that is located in Guernsey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Quaker City.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Quaker City is located in Berks County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the east of the Quaker City that is located in Guernsey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Quaker City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Quaker 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.
- Blacktop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blacktop is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacktop
- Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boston is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Echo Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Echo Point is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Elizabethtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Kings Mine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kings Mine is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mine
- Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lore City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mud Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Temperanceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Temperanceville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperanceville
How Far From Quaker 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 Quaker City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Quaker City and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Guernsey County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Quaker City to Cambridge, 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 four to five hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 239 miles [384.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,027 miles [9,699.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,746 miles [10,856.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,622 miles [7,438.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Quaker 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 Quaker 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 Quaker City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9703, Longitude: -81.2983 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.412 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.47 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.178 degrees. |
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