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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 Richey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Richey 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 Richey:
- 40.894215, -84.648013
- 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 Richey
- 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 Van Wert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Van Wert County
- Since Richey is near Allen County and also Paulding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding 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 Richey
Communities Also Named Richey ...
We found four communities that are also named Richey.
Within Ohio, the name Richey is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Sharkey County
- This Richey is located in Sharkey County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Richey that is located in Van Wert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sharkey County community of Richey.
- Missouri
- Newton County
- Although located in Newton County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Richey.
- Montana
- Dawson County
- This Richey is located in Dawson County and lies 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Richey that is located in Van Wert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawson County community of Richey.
- New Mexico
- Guadalupe County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Guadalupe County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of Richey.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Richey ...
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.
- Boston Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Boston Corner is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Corner
- Convoy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dull
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dull is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dull
- Four Presidents Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grover Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grover Hill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Jonestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jonestown is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Logtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Logtown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Middle Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smiley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smiley is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley
How Far From Richey 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 Richey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Richey and extending to:
- Van Wert, which is the Seat of Van Wert County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Richey 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 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 425 miles [684 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,117 miles [9,844.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,847 miles [11,019.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,724 miles [7,602.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Richey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Richey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Richey 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 Richey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8942, Longitude: -84.6480 In this case, the coordinates for Richey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.499 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.982 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.42 degrees. |
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