Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Seitz, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seitz and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Seitz

• 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 Seitz:
  • 40.918662, -84.176336
  • 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 Seitz

• 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • Since Seitz is near Allen County and also Paulding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding 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 Seitz

Communities Also Named Seitz ...

We found one communities that are also named Seitz.

Within Ohio, the name Seitz is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Seitz in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Magoffin County
    • This Seitz is located in Magoffin County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Seitz that is located in Putnam County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Magoffin County community of Seitz.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seitz ...

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.

• Cairo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cairo is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
• Cascade
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cascade is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
• Cloverdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
• Cuba
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cuba is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
• Huntstown ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntstown is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntstown
• Jones City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jones City is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
• Montana ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Montana is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
• Rockport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Rockport is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
• Rushmore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rushmore is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore

How Far From Seitz to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Seitz to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Seitz and extending to:

• Ottawa, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Seitz to Ottawa, with an average speed<2> 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 89 miles [143.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 402 miles [647 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,826 miles [10,985.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,704 miles [7,570.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'