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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 Upper Tauwa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Upper Tauwa 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 Upper Tauwa:
- 41.013385, -84.020777
- 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 Upper Tauwa
- 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 Upper Tauwa is near Hancock County and also Allen 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 Allen 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 Upper Tauwa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Tauwa ...
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.
- Beaverdam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cairo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Cascade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cascade is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Cuba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cuba is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Deweyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deweyville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
- Elm Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Center is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Center
- Hector
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hector is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Jones City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lewisville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Rockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rockport is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
How Far From Upper Tauwa to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Upper Tauwa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Upper Tauwa once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Upper Tauwa and extending to:
- Ottawa, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Upper Tauwa to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 397 miles [638.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,816 miles [10,969.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,693 miles [7,552.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Upper Tauwa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Upper Tauwa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Upper Tauwa 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 Upper Tauwa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0134, Longitude: -84.0208 In this case, the coordinates for Upper Tauwa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.094 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.539 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.085 degrees. |
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