Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wayne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wayne and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wayne
- 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 Wayne:
- 41.300961, -83.471726
- 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 Wayne
- 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Since Wayne is near Sandusky County and also Seneca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sandusky County
- eBird sighting report for Seneca 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 Wayne ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Wayne.
There are three communities within Ohio that are also named Wayne.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 27 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Ashtabula County
- Scioto County
- Wayne County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- This Wayne lies 1,541 miles [2,480 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wayne that is located in Wood County.
- Arizona
- California
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maine
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Barry County
- This Wayne is located in Barry County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wayne that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Wayne.
- Jackson 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 Missouri community of Wayne [Jackson County].
- Montana
- Cascade County
- This Wayne is located in Cascade County and lies 1,412 miles [2,272.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wayne that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cascade County community of Wayne.
- Chouteau 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 Montana community of Wayne [Chouteau County].
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New York
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wayne ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Wood County
- Eagleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Eagleville is located in Wood County
- Helena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Sandusky County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <5>
- Jerry City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerry City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Meadowvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
- Meadowvale is located in Wood County
- Portage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Risingsun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risingsun
- Risingsun is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
- Risingsun has also been known as:
- Risingsun village
- Rollersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollersville
- Rollersville is located in Sandusky County
- Scotch Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Ridge
- Scotch Ridge is located in Wood County
- Squires
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Wayne 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 village such as Wayne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wayne and extending to:
- Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wayne to Bowling Green, 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 94 miles [151.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 378 miles [608.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,781 miles [10,913 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,659 miles [7,497.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wayne. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wayne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wayne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3010, Longitude: -83.4717 In this case, the coordinates for Wayne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Wayne, 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Wayne 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 Wayne 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 311.735 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.173 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.732 degrees. |