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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 Sue-Lin Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sue-Lin Acres and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sue-Lin Acres:
    • 39.902849, -81.352616
    • 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 Sue-Lin Acres
  • 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 Noble County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
    • Since Sue-Lin Acres is near Guernsey County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Guernsey County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Sue-Lin Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sue-Lin Acres ...

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.

  • Chaseville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Chaseville is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
  • Echo Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Echo Point is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
  • Greenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Greenwood is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Lakeview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Mud Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mud Run is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
  • Quaker City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Salesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Steamtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Steamtown is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamtown
  • Temperanceville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Temperanceville is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperanceville
  • Whigville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Whigville is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville

How Far From Sue-Lin Acres 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 Sue-Lin Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Caldwell, which is the Seat of Noble County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sue-Lin Acres to Caldwell, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 240 miles [386.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 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 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,627 miles [7,446.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sue-Lin Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Sue-Lin Acres 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 Sue-Lin Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9028, Longitude: -81.3526       In this case, the coordinates for Sue-Lin Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.448 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.50 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.225 degrees.