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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 West Lafayette, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Lafayette 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 West Lafayette:
- 40.275476, -81.751117
- 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 West Lafayette
- 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 West Lafayette is near Tuscarawas County and also Guernsey 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 Guernsey 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 West Lafayette
Communities Also Named West Lafayette ...
We found one communities that are also named West Lafayette.
Within Ohio, the name West Lafayette is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named West Lafayette in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Tippecanoe County
- This West Lafayette is located in Tippecanoe County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the west of the West Lafayette that is located in Coshocton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippecanoe County community of West Lafayette.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Lafayette ...
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.
- Bacon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bacon is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon
- Chili
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Creekside Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Creekside Crossing is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Crossing
- Flat Iron Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flat Iron Corner is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron Corner
- Hardscrabble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hardscrabble is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
- Holly ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holly is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Low Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Newcomerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Orange is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Pearl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pearl is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Shady Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shady Bend is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bend
- Stringtown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From West Lafayette 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 West Lafayette to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Lafayette and extending to:
- Coshocton, which is the Seat of Coshocton County, lies just to the West.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from West Lafayette to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 268 miles [431.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,031 miles [9,706 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- West Lafayette) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 West Lafayette 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 West Lafayette. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2755, Longitude: -81.7511 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.682 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.823 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.278 degrees. |
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