Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sharples, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sharples and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sharples
- 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 Sharples:
- 41.629362, -83.836788
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sharples
- 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 Lucas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lucas County
- Since Sharples is near Fulton County and also Lenawee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- eBird sighting report for Lenawee 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Sharples ...
We found one communities that share the name Sharples.
Within Ohio, the name Sharples is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Sharples in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sharples ...
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.
- Assumption
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Assumption is located in Fulton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Assumption
- From Sharples to Assumption
- Business Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Business Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Business Corner
- Business Corner is located in Lucas County
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centennial. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Centennial is located in Lucas County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Centennial
- From Sharples to Centennial
- Champion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Dutch Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Ridge
- Dutch Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Haven Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
- Haven Park is located in Lucas County
- Holland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Lucas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <4>
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leslie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Leslie is located in Fulton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Leslie
- From Sharples to Leslie
- Sandburr Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandburr Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandburr Corners
- Sandburr Corners is located in Lucas County
- Silica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Lucas County
- Treadway ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Sharples 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 Sharples to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sharples and extending to:
- Toledo, which is the Seat of Lucas County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Sharples to Toledo, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 404 miles [650.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,051 miles [9,738.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,782 miles [10,914.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,660 miles [7,499.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sharples. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lucas County: www.co.lucas.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sharples) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sharples. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6294, Longitude: -83.8368 |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Sharples to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.959 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.477 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.796 degrees. |