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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 Sandburr Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandburr Corners 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 Sandburr Corners:
- 41.610329, -83.737716
- 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 Sandburr Corners
- 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 Lucas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lucas County
- Since Sandburr Corners is near Wood County and also Lenawee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lenawee 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 Sandburr Corners
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandburr Corners ...
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.
- Business Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Business Corner is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Business Corner
- Haven Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haven Park is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
- Holland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Homewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Homewood is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Hulls Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hulls Crossing is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossing
- Indian Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Meadows is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
- Kettle Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kettle Run is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Run
- Richards ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Richards is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Silica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Silica is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Willowbend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willowbend is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend
How Far From Sandburr Corners 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 community such as Sandburr Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sandburr Corners and extending to:
- Toledo, which is the Seat of Lucas County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sandburr Corners to Toledo, 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 119 miles [191.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 399 miles [642.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,048 miles [9,733.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,779 miles [10,909.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,657 miles [7,494.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Sandburr Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Sandburr Corners 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 Sandburr Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6103, Longitude: -83.7377 In this case, the coordinates for Sandburr Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.896 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.402 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.755 degrees. |
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