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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 Rado, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rado 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 Rado:
- 39.699240, -81.382341
- 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 Rado
- 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 Noble County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
- Since Rado is near Monroe County and also Champaign County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Rado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rado ...
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.
- Center ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Cliffyville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cliffyville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffyville
- Crooked Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Elba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Elk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elk is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Flag
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Flag is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag
- Fredericksdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fredericksdale is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksdale
- Gem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gem is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Harriettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Macksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moundsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moundsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundsville
- Road Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Road Fork is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Road Fork
- Sycamore Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sycamore Valley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Valley
How Far From Rado 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 Rado to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Rado once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Rado and extending to:
- Caldwell, which is the Seat of Noble County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 87 miles [140 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Rado to Columbus, with an average speed<4>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 238 miles [383 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,042 miles [9,723.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,636 miles [7,460.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Rado, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rado) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Rado 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 Rado. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6992, Longitude: -81.3823 In this case, the coordinates for Rado have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.473 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.499 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.308 degrees. |
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