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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 Sorrento, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sorrento 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 Sorrento:
- 41.445608, -81.584013
- 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 Sorrento
- 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 Cuyahoga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga County
- Since Sorrento is near Summit County and also Geauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Geauga 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 Sorrento
Communities Also Named Sorrento ...
We found seven communities that are also named Sorrento.
Within Ohio, the name Sorrento is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Sorrento lies 1,900 miles [3,057.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sorrento that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- California
- San Diego County
- This Sorrento is located in San Diego County and lies 2,031 miles [3,268.6 km]<1> to the west of the Sorrento that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Sorrento.
- Colorado
- Cheyenne County
- This Sorrento is located in Cheyenne County and lies 1,137 miles [1,829.8 km]<1> to the west of the Sorrento that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheyenne County community of Sorrento.
- Florida
- Lake County
- This Sorrento is located in Lake County and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the south of the Sorrento that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Sorrento.
- Louisiana
- Ascension Parish
- This Sorrento is located in Ascension Parish and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sorrento that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ascension Parish community of Sorrento.
- Maine
- Hancock County
- This Sorrento is located in Hancock County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sorrento that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Sorrento.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Sorrento is located in Baltimore County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sorrento that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Sorrento.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sorrento ...
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.
- Dutch Alley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Alley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Alley
- Euclid Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Euclid Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid Heights
- Garden Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Henry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Henry is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Little Bohemia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Bohemia is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bohemia
- Little Italy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Italy is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Maple Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miles
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Miles is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Randall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Randall is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Shaker Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- University Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
How Far From Sorrento 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 Sorrento to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sorrento and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Cuyahoga County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Sorrento to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 297 miles [478 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 5,972 miles [9,611 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,697 miles [10,777.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,574 miles [7,361.1 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- Sorrento) 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 Sorrento 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 Sorrento. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4456, Longitude: -81.5840 In this case, the coordinates for Sorrento have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.529 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.825 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.792 degrees. |
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