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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 Schlegels Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Schlegels Grove 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 Schlegels Grove:
- 41.391996, -83.087418
- 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 Schlegels Grove
- 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 Sandusky County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sandusky County
- Since Schlegels Grove is near Ottawa County and also Seneca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seneca 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 Schlegels Grove
Curious and Interesting Names Near Schlegels Grove ...
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.
- Ballville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Booktown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Booktown is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booktown
- Clyde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fourmile House Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Galetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Galetown is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galetown
- Green Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Green Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Havens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Havens is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens
- Kingsway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Stony Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Sunset Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sunset Harbor is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Harbor
How Far From Schlegels Grove 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 Schlegels Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Schlegels Grove and extending to:
- Fremont, which is the Seat of Sandusky County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Schlegels Grove to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 362 miles [582.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,033 miles [9,709.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,762 miles [10,882.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,639 miles [7,465.7 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Schlegels Grove) 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 Schlegels Grove 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 Schlegels Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3920, Longitude: -83.0874 In this case, the coordinates for Schlegels Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.487 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.904 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.519 degrees. |
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