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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 Marys, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Marys 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 Marys:
    • 40.542515, -84.389534
    • 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 Saint Marys
  • 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 Auglaize County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Auglaize County
    • Since Saint Marys is near Mercer County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Saint Marys

Communities Also Named Saint Marys ...

We found 27 communities that are also named Saint Marys.

Within Ohio, the name Saint Marys is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of 27 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 24 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Saint Marys lies 3,449 miles [5,550.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint Marys that is located in Auglaize County.
    • Colorado
      • Clear Creek County
      • This Saint Marys is located in Clear Creek County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<1> to the west of the Saint Marys that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clear Creek County community of Saint Marys.
      • Huerfano County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Saint Marys [Huerfano County].
    • Florida
      • Nassau County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Saint Marys [Nassau County].
    • Georgia
      • Camden County
      • This Saint Marys is located in Camden County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Saint Marys that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Saint Marys.
    • Illinois
      • Effingham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Saint Marys [Effingham County].
      • Iroquois County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Saint Marys [Iroquois County].
    • Indiana
      • Floyd County
      • This Saint Marys is located in Floyd County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Saint Marys that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Saint Marys.
      • Franklin County
      • This Saint Marys is located in Franklin County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the south southwest of the Saint Marys that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Saint Marys.
      • Vigo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Saint Marys [Vigo County].
    • Iowa
      • Warren County
      • This Saint Marys is located in Warren County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the west of the Saint Marys that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Saint Marys.
    • Kansas
      • Pottawatomie County
      • This Saint Marys is located in Pottawatomie County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the west of the Saint Marys that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawatomie County community of Saint Marys.
      • Sedgwick County
      • This Saint Marys is located in Sedgwick County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km] to the west of the Saint Marys that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Saint Marys.
    • Kentucky
      • Lewis County
      • Although located in Lewis County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Saint Marys.
    • Michigan
      • Saint Clair County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Saint Clair County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Saint Marys.
    • Nevada
      • Pershing County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Pershing County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pershing County community of Saint Marys.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Saint Marys lies 1,587 miles [2,554 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint Marys that is located in Auglaize County.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Saint Marys.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Saint Marys.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Saint Marys [Chester County].
      • Elk County
      • This Saint Marys is located in Elk County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint Marys that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elk County community of Saint Marys.
    • South Dakota
      • Miner County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Saint Marys [Miner County].
    • Tennessee
      • Franklin County
      • This Saint Marys is located in Franklin County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Saint Marys that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Saint Marys.
      • Lawrence County
      • This Saint Marys is located in Lawrence County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km] to the south southwest of the Saint Marys that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Saint Marys.
    • Texas
      • Refugio County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Refugio County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Refugio County community of Saint Marys.
    • West Virginia
      • Pleasants County
      • This Saint Marys is located in Pleasants County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Marys that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pleasants County community of Saint Marys.
    • Wisconsin
      • Monroe County
      • This Saint Marys is located in Monroe County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint Marys that is located in Auglaize County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Saint Marys.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Marys ...

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.

  • Bass Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bass Landing is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Landing
  • Bulkhead
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bulkhead is located in Auglaize County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulkhead
  • Club Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Club Island is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Island
  • Duckfoot Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Duckfoot Landing is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckfoot Landing
  • Harbor Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Harbor Point is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Point
  • Idlewild
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Idlewild is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Lees Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lees Landing is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Landing
  • Lock Two
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lock Two is located in Auglaize County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Two
  • Neptune
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Neptune is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
  • Sandy Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Beach is located in Auglaize County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach

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

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

  • Wapakoneta, which is the Seat of Auglaize County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Marys to Wapakoneta, with an average speed<4> 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 83 miles [133.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 406 miles [653.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,123 miles [9,854 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,851 miles [11,025.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,728 miles [7,609 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Marys) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Marys 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.
<3>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 Marys, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Saint Marys 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 Saint Marys. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5425, Longitude: -84.3895    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.34 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.749 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.408 degrees.