Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Saybrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saybrook and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Saybrook
- 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 Saybrook:
- 41.827762, -80.871821
- 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 Saybrook
- 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 Ashtabula County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ashtabula County
- Since Saybrook is near Lake County and also Geauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- eBird sighting report for Geauga 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Saybrook ...
We found six communities that share the name Saybrook.
Within Ohio, the name Saybrook is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Illinois
- Maryland
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saybrook ...
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.
- Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Cold Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Ashtabula County
- Crestlawn Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crestlawn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Village
- Crestlawn Village is located in Ashtabula County
- Driftwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Driftwood is located in Ashtabula County
- Erieview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Geneva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Geneva is located in Ashtabula County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <5>
- Geneva-on-the-Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva-on-the-Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva-on-the-Lake
- Geneva-on-the-Lake is located in Ashtabula County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva-on-the-Lake <5>
- Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Willow Arms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Arms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Arms
- Willow Arms is located in Ashtabula County
How Far From Saybrook 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 Saybrook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saybrook and extending to:
- Jefferson, which is the Seat of Ashtabula County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 169 miles [272 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Saybrook to Columbus, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 285 miles [458.7 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,927 miles [9,538.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,652 miles [10,705.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,529 miles [7,288.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saybrook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ashtabula County: www.co.ashtabula.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Saybrook 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Saybrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saybrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8278, Longitude: -80.8718 In this case, the coordinates for Saybrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Saybrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Saybrook to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.06 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.351 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.318 degrees. |