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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 Six Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Six Corners and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Six Corners:
    • 41.324773, -84.709679
    • 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 Six 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 Defiance County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Defiance County
    • Since Six Corners is near DeKalb County and also Paulding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Six Corners

Communities Also Named Six Corners ...

We found four communities that are also named Six Corners.

There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Six Corners.

Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Summit County
      • This Six Corners is located in Summit County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the east of the Six Corners that is located in Defiance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Six Corners.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Six Corners is located in Cook County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Six Corners that is located in Defiance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Six Corners.
    • Oregon
      • Washington County
      • This Six Corners is located in Washington County and lies 1,917 miles [3,085.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Six Corners that is located in Defiance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Six Corners.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • This Six Corners is located in Providence County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the east of the Six Corners that is located in Defiance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Six Corners.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Six 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.

  • Cecil
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cecil is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
  • Clarksville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarksville is located in Defiance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Emmett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Emmett is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
    • Emmett has also been known as:
    • Emerald Station
    • Emerald
  • Farmer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmer is located in Defiance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
  • Freedom ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Freedom is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
  • Georgetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Georgetown is located in Allen County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Halls Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Halls Corners is located in Allen County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corners
  • Hicksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Link ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Link is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
  • Mark Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mark Center is located in Defiance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Center
  • Moats
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Moats is located in Defiance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moats
  • Orangeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Orangeville is located in DeKalb County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
  • Rosedale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosedale is located in Defiance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale

How Far From Six Corners to ...

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

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

  • Defiance, which is the Seat of Defiance County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Six Corners to Defiance, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 438 miles [704.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,830 miles [10,991.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,709 miles [7,578.4 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- Six 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 Six 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 Six Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3248, Longitude: -84.7097       In this case, the coordinates for Six Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.53 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.081 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.313 degrees.