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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 Sagamore Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sagamore Hills 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 Sagamore Hills:
- 41.311721, -81.568176
- 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 Sagamore Hills
- 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 Summit County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
- Since Sagamore Hills is near Cuyahoga County and also Medina County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Medina 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 Sagamore Hills
Communities Also Named Sagamore Hills ...
We found one communities that are also named Sagamore Hills.
Within Ohio, the name Sagamore Hills is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Sagamore Hills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Oconee County
- This Sagamore Hills is located in Oconee County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sagamore Hills that is located in Summit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Sagamore Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sagamore Hills ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Enterprise ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Everett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Everett is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Falls Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falls Junction is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
- Independence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little York
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little York is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Maple Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Seven Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southpark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Southpark is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southpark
How Far From Sagamore Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sagamore Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sagamore Hills and extending to:
- Akron, which is the Seat of Summit County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Sagamore Hills to Akron, 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 five to six hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 291 miles [468.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five 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 5,978 miles [9,620.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,579 miles [7,369.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sagamore Hills) 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 Sagamore Hills 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 Sagamore Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3117, Longitude: -81.5682 In this case, the coordinates for Sagamore Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.526 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.801 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.832 degrees. |
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