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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 Weavers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weavers 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 Weavers:
    • 40.988666, -81.688461
    • 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 Weavers
  • 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 Weavers ...

We found four communities that share the name Weavers.

There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Weavers.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Darke County
      • This Weavers is located in Darke County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Weavers that is located in Medina County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Weavers.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Clark 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 Weavers [Clark County].
    • North Carolina
      • Rutherford 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 North Carolina community of Weavers [Rutherford County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Perry 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 Pennsylvania community of Weavers [Perry County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Weavers ...

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.

  • Acme
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Acme is located in Medina County
  • Blake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
    • Blake is located in Medina County
  • Clark Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Corners
    • Clark Corners is located in Medina County
  • Comet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
    • Comet is located in Summit County
  • Cottage Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
    • Cottage Grove is located in Summit County
  • Firestone Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firestone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firestone Park
    • Firestone Park is located in Summit County
  • Halo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
    • Halo is located in Summit County
  • Lakeview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Summit County
  • Lawndale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawndale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
    • Lawndale is located in Summit County
  • Maple Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
    • Maple Valley is located in Summit County
  • Marshallville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
    • Marshallville is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <4>
  • Pigeon Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
    • Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
  • Portage Lakes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
    • Portage Lakes is located in Summit County

How Far From Weavers to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Weavers to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Weavers once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Weavers and extending to:

  • Medina, which is the Seat of Medina County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Weavers to Medina, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 285 miles [458.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,997 miles [9,651.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,721 miles [10,816.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,597 miles [7,398.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Medina County: www.co.medina.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Weavers) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Weavers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9887, Longitude: -81.6885       In this case, the coordinates for Weavers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Weavers 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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 Weavers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Weavers 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 310.615 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.854 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.002 degrees.









 

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