Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South Boulevards:
  • 40.732835, -82.533225
  • 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 South Boulevards

• 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
  • Since South Boulevards is near Morrow County and also Ashland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morrow County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashland 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 South Boulevards

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Boulevards ...

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.

• Crimson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Crimson is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crimson
• Five Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Corners is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Jugs Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jugs Corners is located in Morrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugs Corners
• Kings Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kings Corners is located in Morrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corners
• Lincoln Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Little Washington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Washington is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Washington
• Lucas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lucas is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucas <1>
• Maybee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Maybee is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
• Roseland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Roseland is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
• Spring Grove ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Spring Grove is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
• Spring Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Mill is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
• Steam Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Steam Corners is located in Morrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Corners
• Sunnyview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnyview is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyview

How Far From South Boulevards 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 South Boulevards to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in South Boulevards and extending to:

• Mansfield, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from South Boulevards to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 317 miles [510.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,042 miles [9,723.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,767 miles [10,890.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,643 miles [7,472.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'