Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shalersville:
  • 41.238945, -81.231213
  • 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 Shalersville

• 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 Portage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Portage County
  • Since Shalersville is near Geauga County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Geauga County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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 Shalersville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shalersville ...

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.

• Black Horse
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Black Horse is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
• Brady Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brady Lake is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
  • Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
• Drakesburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Drakesburg is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
• Earlville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Earlville is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
• Evergreen Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
• Freedom
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Freedom is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
• Freedom Dam
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Freedom Dam is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Dam
• Freedom Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Freedom Station is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Station
• Hamlet Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hamlet Park is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Park
• Silo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Silo is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
• Twin Lakes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Lakes is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

How Far From Shalersville 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 Shalersville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Shalersville and extending to:

• Ravenna, which is the Seat of Portage County, lies just to the South.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Shalersville to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 274 miles [441 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,968 miles [9,604.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,691 miles [10,768.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,567 miles [7,349.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'