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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 Villa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Villa 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 Villa:
- 39.965291, -83.758570
- 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 Villa
- 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Since Villa is near Champaign County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Champaign County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Villa
Communities Also Named Villa ...
We found five communities that are also named Villa.
Within Ohio, the name Villa is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Villa is located in New Castle County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the east of the Villa that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Villa.
- Texas
- Mills County
- This Villa is located in Mills County and lies 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Villa that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mills County community of Villa.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Villa is located in Davis County and lies 1,473 miles [2,370.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Villa that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Villa.
- Virginia
- Franklin County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Villa [Franklin County].
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Villa [Kanawha County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Villa ...
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.
- Bowlusville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlusville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlusville
- Eagle City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Glen Echo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Echo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo
- Greenlawn Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Holiday Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holiday Hills is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Home Orchards
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Home Orchards is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Orchards
- Meadow Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meadow Lane is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
- Miracle Mile
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Miracle Mile is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Mile
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Olympic Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Olympic Hills is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Hills
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Riceville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Spunky Puddle ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spunky Puddle is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spunky Puddle
- Sun Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sun Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Walnut Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hills is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
How Far From Villa 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 Villa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Villa and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Villa to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 365 miles [587.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,125 miles [9,857.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,850 miles [11,024 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,726 miles [7,605.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Villa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Villa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Villa 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 Villa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9653, Longitude: -83.7586 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.949 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.22 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.297 degrees. |
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