Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wabash, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wabash and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wabash
- 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 Wabash:
- 40.545520, -84.750777
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Wabash
- 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Since Wabash is near Jay County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jay County
- eBird sighting report for Adams 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Wabash ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Wabash.
Within Ohio, the name Wabash is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Illinois
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Wabash [Wayne County].
- White County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Wabash [White County].
- Indiana
- Carroll County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Wabash [Carroll County].
- Wabash County
- This Wabash is located in Wabash County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wabash that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabash County community of Wabash.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Nebraska
- Ontario
- This Wabash lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wabash that is located in Mercer County.
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Wabash lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wabash that is located in Mercer County.
- Virginia
- Washington
- King County
- This Wabash is located in King County and lies 1,893 miles [3,046.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wabash that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Wabash.
- Lewis County
- This Wabash is located in Lewis County and lies 1,935 miles [3,114.1 km] to the west northwest of the Wabash that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Wabash.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wabash ...
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.
- Ceylon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Coldwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Coldwater is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,562 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coldwater
- From Wabash to Coldwater
- Coldwater Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldwater Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater Beach
- Coldwater Beach is located in Mercer County
- Durbin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Fort Recovery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Recovery
- Fort Recovery is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Recovery <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fort Recovery
- From Wabash to Fort Recovery
- Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Geneva is located in Adams County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <5>
- Harbor Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Point
- Harbor Point is located in Mercer County
- Jay City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Jay City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jay City
- From Wabash to Jay City
- Mariners Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariners Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Point
- Mariners Point is located in Mercer County
- Montezuma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Montezuma
- From Wabash to Montezuma
- Noble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Striptown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Trinity
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Trinity is located in Jay County (IN)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Trinity
- From Wabash to Trinity
- Turtle Neck Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtle Neck Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Neck Point
- Turtle Neck Point is located in Mercer County
How Far From Wabash 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 Wabash to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wabash and extending to:
- Celina, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Wabash to Celina, with an average speed<6> 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 100 miles [160.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 425 miles [684 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,137 miles [9,876.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,743 miles [7,633.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wabash. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mercer County: www.mercercountyohio.org/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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- Wabash) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wabash. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5455, Longitude: -84.7508 |
| <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 Wabash, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Wabash could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Wabash to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.57 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.013 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.577 degrees. |