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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 Sunshine Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunshine 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 Sunshine Park:
- 39.995897, -82.616553
- 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 Sunshine 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 Licking County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Licking County
- Since Sunshine Park is near Franklin County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 Sunshine Park
Communities Also Named Sunshine Park ...
We found three communities that are also named Sunshine Park.
There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Sunshine Park.
Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Jefferson County
- This Sunshine Park is located in Jefferson County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunshine Park that is located in Licking County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Sunshine Park.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Broward County
- This Sunshine Park is located in Broward County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the south of the Sunshine Park that is located in Licking County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Sunshine Park.
- North Carolina
- Scotland County
- This Sunshine Park is located in Scotland County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sunshine Park that is located in Licking County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Sunshine Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunshine 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.
- Ash ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Fursville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fursville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fursville
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Outville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Panhandle Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Panhandle Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panhandle Corners
- Sandstone Canyon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sandstone Canyon is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Canyon
- Shell Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shell Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Beach
- Summerland Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summerland Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerland Beach
- Summit Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Union Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Station
- Wooded Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wooded Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Hills
How Far From Sunshine Park 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 Sunshine Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunshine Park and extending to:
- Newark, which is the Seat of Licking County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sunshine Park to Newark, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 306 miles [492.5 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 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,079 miles [9,783.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,677 miles [7,526.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunshine 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 Sunshine 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 Sunshine Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9959, Longitude: -82.6166 In this case, the coordinates for Sunshine Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.231 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.406 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.765 degrees. |
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