Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Southerton:
  • 41.180049, -84.311057
  • 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 Southerton

• 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 Defiance County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Defiance County
  • Since Southerton is near Paulding County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Southerton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Southerton ...

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.

• Arthur
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Arthur is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
• Continental
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continental is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Continental <1>
• Defiance
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Defiance is located in Defiance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Defiance <1>
• Fort Brown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
• Hartsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
• Hector
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hector is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
• Independence
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Independence is located in Defiance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Junction is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
• Molasses Gap
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Molasses Gap is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molasses Gap
• Pleasant Bend
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
• Rice
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rice is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice

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

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

• Defiance, which is the Seat of Defiance County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Southerton 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 415 miles [667.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,699 miles [7,562.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'