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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 Wakatomika, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wakatomika and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Wakatomika:
    • 40.198681, -82.047083
    • 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 Wakatomika
  • 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 Coshocton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coshocton County
    • Since Wakatomika is near Muskingum County and also Licking County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Muskingum County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Licking 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 Wakatomika

Communities Also Named Wakatomika ...

We found one communities that are also named Wakatomika.

There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Wakatomika.

Beyond Ohio.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Muskingum County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Wakatomika [Muskingum County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wakatomika ...

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.

  • Blue Row
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Blue Row is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Row
  • Conesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Conesville is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
  • Fallsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Fallsburg is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
  • Frampton ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Frampton is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
  • Franklin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Franklin is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Graham Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Graham Corners is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Corners
  • Mohawk Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
  • Nellie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Nellie is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Pleasantville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasantville is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Rock Cut
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
  • Tunnel Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Tunnel Hill is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hill
  • Willowbrook ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Willowbrook is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wakatomika and extending to:

  • Coshocton, which is the Seat of Coshocton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wakatomika to Coshocton, with an average speed<3> 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 52 miles [83.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 281 miles [452.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,047 miles [9,731.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,644 miles [7,473.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Wakatomika, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wakatomika) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Wakatomika 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 Wakatomika. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1987, Longitude: -82.0471       In this case, the coordinates for Wakatomika have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.869 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.024 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.439 degrees.