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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 Waynesfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waynesfield 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 Waynesfield:
- 40.600601, -83.975416
- 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 Waynesfield
- 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 Auglaize County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Auglaize County
- Since Waynesfield is near Allen County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Waynesfield
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waynesfield ...
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.
- Elmview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elmview is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmview
- Fryburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Gutman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gutman is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gutman
- Harrod
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Island View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Island View is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
- Jump
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump
- Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Maysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Orchard Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Island is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Island
- Quickstep
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quickstep is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quickstep
- Roundhead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Russells Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Waynesfield 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 Waynesfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Waynesfield and extending to:
- Wapakoneta, which is the Seat of Auglaize County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Waynesfield to Wapakoneta, 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 67 miles [107.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 386 miles [621.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,104 miles [9,823.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,709 miles [7,578.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waynesfield) 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 Waynesfield 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 Waynesfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6006, Longitude: -83.9754 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.075 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.456 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.196 degrees. |
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