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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 South Shore Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Shore Park 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 South Shore Park:
- 41.686992, -83.404931
- 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 Shore Park
- 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 Lucas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lucas County
- Since South Shore Park is near Wood County and also Ottawa 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 Ottawa 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 Shore Park
Communities Also Named South Shore Park ...
We found one communities that are also named South Shore Park.
Within Ohio, the name South Shore Park is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named South Shore Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Cleburne County
- This South Shore Park is located in Cleburne County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the South Shore Park that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of South Shore Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Shore Park ...
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.
- Bieber
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bieber is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieber
- Booth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Booth is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Boulevard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boulevard is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulevard
- Cedar Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek Woods is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Woods
- Crosswoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crosswoods is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosswoods
- Harbor View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harbor View is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Ironville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ironville is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Mound View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mound View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound View
- Moundview Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moundview Park is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundview Park
- New Jerusalem ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Jerusalem is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jerusalem
- Orchard View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Orchard View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Oregon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Willow Beach is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach
How Far From South Shore Park 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 South Shore Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Shore Park and extending to:
- Toledo, which is the Seat of Lucas County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from South Shore Park 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 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 386 miles [621.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,032 miles [9,707.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,762 miles [10,882.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,640 miles [7,467.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Shore Park) 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 South Shore Park 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 South Shore Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6870, Longitude: -83.4049 In this case, the coordinates for South Shore Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.68 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.168 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.57 degrees. |
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