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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 Lodi, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Lodi 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 Lodi:
- 41.165267, -82.938095
- 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 Lodi
- 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 Seneca County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seneca County
- Since West Lodi is near Sandusky County and also Huron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sandusky County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huron 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 Lodi
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Lodi ...
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.
- Bloomville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cooper is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Fireside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fireside is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside
- Flat Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frank is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
- Galetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Galetown is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galetown
- Green Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Oil Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oil Station is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Station
- Reedtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reedtown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedtown
- Republic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockaway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rockaway is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway
- Weavers Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weavers Corners is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Corners
How Far From West Lodi 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 West Lodi to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Lodi and extending to:
- Tiffin, which is the Seat of Seneca County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Lodi to Tiffin, 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 82 miles [132 km] to the south (S). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 348 miles [560.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,038 miles [9,717.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,765 miles [10,887.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,642 miles [7,470.6 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 '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- West Lodi) 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 West Lodi 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 Lodi. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1653, Longitude: -82.9381 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.399 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.771 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.525 degrees. |
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