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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 Vermilion-on-the-Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vermilion-on-the-Lake 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 Vermilion-on-the-Lake:
- 41.429567, -82.323264
- 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 Vermilion-on-the-Lake
- 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 Lorain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lorain County
- Since Vermilion-on-the-Lake is near Erie County and also Huron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huron 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 Vermilion-on-the-Lake
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vermilion-on-the-Lake ...
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.
- Beaver Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beaver Park is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Bluebird Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bluebird Beach is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebird Beach
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Joppa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Orchard Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Orchard Beach is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Beach
- Rugby ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rugby is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Ruggles Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ruggles Beach is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles Beach
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Volunteer Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Volunteer Bay is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Bay
- Whiskyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whiskyville is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskyville
How Far From Vermilion-on-the-Lake 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 Vermilion-on-the-Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Vermilion-on-the-Lake and extending to:
- Elyria, which is the Seat of Lorain County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Vermilion-on-the-Lake to Elyria, with an average speed<2> 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 106 miles [170.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 329 miles [529.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,002 miles [9,659.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,729 miles [10,829.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,606 miles [7,412.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Vermilion-on-the-Lake) 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 Vermilion-on-the-Lake 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 Vermilion-on-the-Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4296, Longitude: -82.3233 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.999 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.355 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.145 degrees. |
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