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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 Sherman Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sherman 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 Sherman Corners:
- 41.238387, -81.785409
- 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 Sherman 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 Medina County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Medina County
- Since Sherman Corners is near Cuyahoga County and also Summit 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 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 Sherman Corners
Communities Also Named Sherman Corners ...
We found one communities that are also named Sherman Corners.
Within Ohio, the name Sherman Corners is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Sherman Corners in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Lake County
- This Sherman Corners is located in Lake County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sherman Corners that is located in Medina County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Sherman Corners.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sherman 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.
- Bath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buzzard Roost
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buzzard Roost is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Roost
- Chamberlain ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlain is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Enterprise ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Franks Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Franks Corner is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
- Hardscrabble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hardscrabble is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
- Lester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lester is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Mallet Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mallet Creek is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallet Creek
- Pliny ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pliny is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Strongsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Valley City Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Windfall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
How Far From Sherman Corners 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 Sherman Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sherman Corners and extending to:
- Medina, which is the Seat of Medina County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Sherman Corners to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 298 miles [479.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,989 miles [9,638.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,714 miles [10,805.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,591 miles [7,388.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sherman 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 Sherman 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 Sherman Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2384, Longitude: -81.7854 In this case, the coordinates for Sherman Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.666 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.949 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.96 degrees. |
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