Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Royal Lane Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Royal Lane Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Royal Lane Park

• 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 Royal Lane Park:
  • 40.435833, -81.377778
  • 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 Royal Lane Park

• 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 Tuscarawas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
  • Since Royal Lane Park is near Harrison County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Royal Lane Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Royal Lane Park ...

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.

• Dover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dover is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
• Egypt ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Egypt is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Joyce
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Joyce is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
• Lock Seventeen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lock Seventeen is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Seventeen
• New England ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • New England is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
• New Philadelphia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • New Philadelphia is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Philadelphia <1>
• Reeds Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Reeds Run is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Run
• Riverside Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Riverside Park is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
• Three Legs Town ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Three Legs Town is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Legs Town
• Yankeetown ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Yankeetown is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown

How Far From Royal Lane Park 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 Royal Lane Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Royal Lane Park and extending to:

• New Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Tuscarawas County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Royal Lane Park to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 253 miles [407.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,009 miles [9,670.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,731 miles [10,832.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,606 miles [7,412.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'