Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Six Points, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Six Points and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Six Points
- 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 Points:
- 41.282391, -83.554396
- 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 Six Points
- 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Since Six Points is near Seneca County and also Sandusky County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Seneca County
- eBird sighting report for Sandusky 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 Six Points ...
We found nine communities that share the name Six Points.
Within Ohio, the name Six Points is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- This Six Points is located in Lauderdale County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Six Points that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Six Points.
- Indiana
- Clay County
- This Six Points is located in Clay County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Six Points that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Six Points.
- Hendricks County
- This Six Points is located in Hendricks County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the southwest of the Six Points that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Six Points.
- New Jersey
- Salem County
- This Six Points is located in Salem County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Six Points that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Six Points.
- North Carolina
- Rutherford County
- This Six Points is located in Rutherford County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Six Points that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Six Points.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Six Points.
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- This Six Points is located in Butler County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the east of the Six Points that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Six Points.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Six Points is located in Aiken County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the south of the Six Points that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Six Points.
- Texas
- Nueces County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Six Points [Nueces County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Six Points ...
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.
- Christy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Wood County
- Ducat
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Eagleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Eagleville is located in Wood County
- Jerry City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerry City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Meadowvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
- Meadowvale is located in Wood County
- Oil Center ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Oil Center is located in Wood County
- Portage
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Risingsun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risingsun
- Risingsun is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
- Risingsun has also been known as:
- Risingsun village
- Rudolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Woodside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Six Points 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 Six Points to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Six Points and extending to:
- Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Six Points to Columbus, with an average speed<4>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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 381 miles [613.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,056 miles [9,746.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,785 miles [10,919.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,663 miles [7,504.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Six Points. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Six Points) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Six Points. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2824, Longitude: -83.5544 In this case, the coordinates for Six Points have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Six Points could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Points to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.789 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.231 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.777 degrees. |