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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 Townwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Townwood 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 Townwood:
- 41.109399, -83.899960
- 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 Townwood
- 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Townwood is near Hancock County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Townwood
Communities Also Named Townwood ...
We found one communities that are also named Townwood.
Within Ohio, the name Townwood is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Townwood in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Townwood is located in Albemarle County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Townwood that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Townwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Townwood ...
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.
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chase
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chase is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Cuba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cuba is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Deweyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Deweyville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
- Ducat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ducat is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducat
- Elm Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elm Center is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Center
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Milton Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oil Center ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oil Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Pleasant Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
How Far From Townwood 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 Townwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Townwood and extending to:
- Ottawa, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Townwood to Ottawa, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 393 miles [632.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,078 miles [9,781.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,807 miles [10,954.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,684 miles [7,538.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Townwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Townwood 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 Townwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1094, Longitude: -83.9000 In this case, the coordinates for Townwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.015 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.463 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.997 degrees. |
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