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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 Waco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waco 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 Waco:
    • 40.778670, -81.347057
    • 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 Waco
  • 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 Stark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stark County
    • Since Waco is near Tuscarawas County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Waco

Communities Also Named Waco ...

We found eighteen communities that are also named Waco.

Within Ohio, the name Waco is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Franklin County
      • This Waco is located in Franklin County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Waco that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Waco.
    • Arkansas
      • Cleburne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Waco [Cleburne County].
      • Craighead County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Waco [Craighead County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Waco is located in Hillsborough County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<1> to the south of the Waco that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Waco.
    • Georgia
      • Haralson County
      • This Waco is located in Haralson County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Waco that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haralson County community of Waco.
    • Indiana
      • Davies's County
      • This Waco is located in Davies's County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Waco that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davies's County community of Waco.
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick County
      • This Waco is located in Sedgwick County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<1> to the west of the Waco that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Waco.
    • Kentucky
      • Madison County
      • This Waco is located in Madison County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Waco that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Waco.
    • Mississippi
      • Sunflower County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Waco [Sunflower County].
    • Missouri
      • Jasper County
      • This Waco is located in Jasper County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Waco that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Waco.
    • Montana
      • Yellowstone County
      • This Waco is located in Yellowstone County and lies 1,364 miles [2,195.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Waco that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yellowstone County community of Waco.
    • Nebraska
      • York County
      • This Waco is located in York County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the west of the Waco that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Waco.
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland County
      • This Waco is located in Cleveland County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the south of the Waco that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Waco.
    • Quebec
      • This Waco lies 1,049 miles [1,688.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Waco that is located in Stark County.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Waco [Anderson County].
    • Tennessee
      • Giles County
      • This Waco is located in Giles County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Waco that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Waco.
    • Texas
      • McLennan County
      • This Waco is located in McLennan County and lies 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Waco that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLennan County community of Waco.
    • Virginia
      • Orange County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Waco [Orange County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waco ...

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.

  • Crystal Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Crystal Park is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Park
  • Edgefield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgefield is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
  • Hardscrabble ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hardscrabble is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
  • Industrial Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Industrial Heights is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial Heights
  • Lake View Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake View Heights is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Heights
  • Lincoln Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
  • Lynn Center Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lynn Center Park is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Center Park
  • Marks ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Marks is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
  • Parkridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Parkridge is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkridge
  • Plain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Plain is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
  • Pleasant View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant View is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Whispering Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Whispering Oaks is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks

How Far From Waco 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 Waco to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Waco and extending to:

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Stark County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Waco 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 262 miles [421.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,993 miles [9,644.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,591 miles [7,388.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Waco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Waco 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.
<3>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 Waco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Waco 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 Waco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7787, Longitude: -81.3471       In this case, the coordinates for Waco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.41 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.589 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.918 degrees.