Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Findlay:
  • 41.022831, -83.642154
  • 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 Findlay

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Findlay ...

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.

• Beagle ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Beagle is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
• Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
• Chase
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chase is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
• Deweyville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Deweyville is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
• Lewisburg ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
• Lewisville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lewisville is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
• Martinstown ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Martinstown is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinstown
• Pratts
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pratts is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
• Wineland ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wineland is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in South Findlay and extending to:

• Findlay, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from South Findlay to Columbus, with an average speed<2>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 5 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 379 miles [609.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,072 miles [9,771.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,800 miles [10,943.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,677 miles [7,526.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'