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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 Saint Johns, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Johns 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 Saint Johns:
    • 40.556502, -84.084286
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Saint Johns
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Saint Johns ...

We found 28 communities that share the name Saint Johns.

There are two communities within Ohio that are also named Saint Johns.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 25 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Mercer County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Mercer County and lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Saint Johns that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Saint Johns.
    • Richland County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Saint Johns [Richland County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Apache County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Apache County and lies 1,440 miles [2,317.5 km]<1> to the west of the Saint Johns that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Saint Johns.
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Tulare County and lies 1,901 miles [3,059.4 km]<1> to the west of the Saint Johns that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Saint Johns.
    • Colorado
      • Summit County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Saint Johns [Summit County].
    • Florida
      • Saint Johns County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Saint Johns County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the south of the Saint Johns that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Johns County community of Saint Johns.
    • Idaho
      • Oneida County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Oneida County and lies 1,459 miles [2,348 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint Johns that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Saint Johns.
    • Illinois
      • Perry County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Perry County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Saint Johns that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Saint Johns.
    • Indiana
      • DeKalb County
      • This Saint Johns is located in DeKalb County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint Johns that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Saint Johns.
      • Shelby County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Saint Johns [Shelby County].
    • Kentucky
      • McCracken County
      • This Saint Johns is located in McCracken County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Saint Johns that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCracken County community of Saint Johns.
    • Manitoba
      • This Saint Johns lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint Johns that is located in Auglaize County.
    • Michigan
      • Bay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Saint Johns [Bay County].
      • Clinton County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Clinton County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the north of the Saint Johns that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Saint Johns.
    • Minnesota
      • Kandiyohi County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Saint Johns [Kandiyohi County].
    • Missouri
      • Franklin County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Franklin County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Saint Johns.
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Saint Louis County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Saint Johns that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Saint Johns.
    • Montana
      • Hill County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Hill County and lies 1,385 miles [2,228.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint Johns that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Saint Johns.
    • New York
      • Rockland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Saint Johns [Rockland County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Saint Johns lies 1,617 miles [2,602.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint Johns that is located in Auglaize County.
    • North Carolina
      • Chowan County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Chowan County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Saint Johns that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chowan County community of Saint Johns.
      • Pitt County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Pitt County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km] to the southeast of the Saint Johns that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Saint Johns.
    • Ontario
      • This Saint Johns lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Johns that is located in Auglaize County.
    • Oregon
      • Multnomah County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Multnomah County and lies 1,961 miles [3,155.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint Johns that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Saint Johns.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Luzerne County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Luzerne County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the east of the Saint Johns that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Saint Johns.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Berkeley County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Saint Johns that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Saint Johns.
    • Tennessee
      • Lawrence County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Saint Johns [Lawrence County].
      • Wilson County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Wilson County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Saint Johns that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Saint Johns.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Johns ...

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.

  • Anna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Elmview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmview
    • Elmview is located in Allen County
  • Fryburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fryburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
    • Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fryburg
    • From Saint Johns to Fryburg
  • Green Acres
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Auglaize County
  • Gutman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gutman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gutman
    • Gutman is located in Auglaize County
  • Island View
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island View have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
    • Island View is located in Logan County
  • Kettlersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettlersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettlersville
    • Kettlersville is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kettlersville <4>
  • Lakeview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <4>
  • Maplewood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maplewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in Shelby County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Maplewood
    • From Saint Johns to Maplewood
  • Orchard Island
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Island have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Island
    • Orchard Island is located in Logan County
  • Russells Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russells Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russells Point
    • Russells Point is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russells Point <4>

How Far From Saint Johns 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 Saint Johns to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wapakoneta, which is the Seat of Auglaize County, lies just to the West.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Johns to Columbus, with an average speed<7>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 three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,111 miles [9,834.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,838 miles [11,004.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,715 miles [7,588.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Johns. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Auglaize County: www.auglaizecounty.org

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Johns) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Johns. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5565, Longitude: -84.0843    
<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 Saint Johns, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Saint Johns could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>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.
<8>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 Saint Johns to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.145 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.529 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.261 degrees.




 

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