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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 Schumm, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Schumm 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 Schumm:
- 40.749772, -84.727407
- 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 Schumm
- 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 Van Wert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Van Wert County
- Since Schumm is near Mercer County and also Adams 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 Adams 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 Schumm
Curious and Interesting Names Near Schumm ...
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.
- Boston Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boston Corner is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Corner
- Ceylon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ceylon is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Converse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Convoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dull
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dull is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dull
- Durbin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Durbin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Geneva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Honduras
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jay City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jonestown is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Mariners Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mariners Point is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Point
- Middle Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Neptune
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Neptune is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Pleasant Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Striptown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Striptown is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Striptown
- Trinity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Schumm 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 Schumm to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Schumm and extending to:
- Van Wert, which is the Seat of Van Wert County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Schumm to Van Wert, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 105 miles [169 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 427 miles [687.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,126 miles [9,858.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,856 miles [11,033.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,734 miles [7,618.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Schumm) 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 Schumm 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 Schumm. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7498, Longitude: -84.7274 In this case, the coordinates for Schumm have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.552 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.022 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.502 degrees. |
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