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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 Scott Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scott 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 Scott Corners:
- 40.074508, -82.605442
- 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 Scott 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 Licking County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Licking County
- Since Scott Corners is near Franklin County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Scott Corners
Communities Also Named Scott Corners ...
We found one communities that are also named Scott Corners.
Within Ohio, the name Scott Corners is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Scott Corners in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Hampden County
- This Scott Corners is located in Hampden County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Scott Corners that is located in Licking County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Scott Corners.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scott 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.
- Ash ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Beech ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Fursville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fursville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fursville
- Highwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Highwater is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwater
- Highwater has also been known as:
- Sylvania
- Johnstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Outville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Panhandle Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Panhandle Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panhandle Corners
- Sandstone Canyon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandstone Canyon is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Canyon
- Sunshine Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunshine Park is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
- Union Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Station
- Welsh Hills ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Welsh Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Hills
- Welsh Hills has also been known as:
- Welsh Hills Settlement
- Wooded Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wooded Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Hills
How Far From Scott Corners 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 community such as Scott Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scott Corners and extending to:
- Newark, which is the Seat of Licking County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Scott Corners to Newark, 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 307 miles [494.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,075 miles [9,776.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,797 miles [10,938.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,673 miles [7,520.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Scott Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Scott 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 Scott Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0745, Longitude: -82.6054 In this case, the coordinates for Scott Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.222 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.407 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.734 degrees. |
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