Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sheffield Lake:
  • 41.488373, -82.099315
  • 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 Sheffield Lake

• 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 Lorain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lorain County
  • Since Sheffield Lake is near Cuyahoga County and also Erie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie 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 Sheffield Lake

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sheffield Lake ...

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.

• Beaver Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaver Park is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
• Coonville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Coonville is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonville
• Eagle Cliff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Eagle Cliff is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
• Fields
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fields is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
• Folger ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Folger is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
• Lake Breeze
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lake Breeze is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Breeze
• Sunnyside
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunnyside is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Trinity ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinity is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
• Twin Oaks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
• Whiskyville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Whiskyville is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskyville

How Far From Sheffield Lake 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 city such as Sheffield Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Elyria, which is the Seat of Lorain County, lies just to the South.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Sheffield Lake to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 321 miles [516.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,990 miles [9,640 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,594 miles [7,393.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'