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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 Richmond Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Richmond Heights and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Richmond Heights:
    • 41.561440, -81.500676
    • 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 Richmond Heights
  • 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 Cuyahoga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga County
    • Since Richmond Heights is near Lake County and also Geauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Geauga 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 Richmond Heights

Communities Also Named Richmond Heights ...

We found four communities that are also named Richmond Heights.

Within Ohio, the name Richmond Heights is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Miami-Dade County
      • This Richmond Heights is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 1,101 miles [1,771.9 km]<1> to the south of the Richmond Heights that is located in Cuyahoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Richmond Heights.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Richmond Heights is located in Saint Louis County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Richmond Heights that is located in Cuyahoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Richmond Heights.
    • South Dakota
      • Brown County
      • This Richmond Heights is located in Brown County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Richmond Heights that is located in Cuyahoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Richmond Heights.
    • Virginia
      • Henrico County
      • This Richmond Heights is located in Henrico County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Richmond Heights that is located in Cuyahoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Richmond Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Richmond Heights ...

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.

  • Bluestone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluestone is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
  • Coits
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Coits is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coits
  • Erie Side
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Erie Side is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Side
  • Euclid
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Euclid is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Euclid <2>
  • Euclid Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Euclid Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid Heights
  • Five Points
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Five Points is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Four Points
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Four Points is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
  • Gates Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Glenville is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Little Italy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Italy is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
  • Noble
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Noble is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
  • Pepper Pike
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Rush Road ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rush Road is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Road
    • Shaker Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • University Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Vinewood Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Vinewood Beach is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinewood Beach
    • Willowick
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

How Far From Richmond Heights 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 city such as Richmond Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Richmond Heights and extending to:

  • Cleveland, which is the Seat of Cuyahoga County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Richmond Heights to Cleveland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 298 miles [479.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,964 miles [9,598.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,566 miles [7,348.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Richmond Heights) 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 Richmond Heights 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 Richmond Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5614, Longitude: -81.5007       In this case, the coordinates for Richmond Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.471 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.777 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.711 degrees.