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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 Mansfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Mansfield 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 Mansfield:
- 40.400502, -83.544513
- 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 Mansfield
- 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Since West Mansfield is near Union County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin 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 Mansfield
Communities Also Named West Mansfield ...
We found one communities that are also named West Mansfield.
Within Ohio, the name West Mansfield is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named West Mansfield in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Bristol County
- This West Mansfield is located in Bristol County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the West Mansfield that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of West Mansfield.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Mansfield ...
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.
- Big Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Springs is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Harper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harper is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Mount Victory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Jerusalem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Jerusalem is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jerusalem
- Otter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Otter is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter
- Pottersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pottersburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersburg
- Raymond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Valley Hi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From West Mansfield 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 Mansfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Mansfield and extending to:
- Bellefontaine, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Mansfield to Bellefontaine, 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 41 miles [66 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 361 miles [581 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,823 miles [10,980.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,699 miles [7,562.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- West Mansfield) 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 Mansfield 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 Mansfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4005, Longitude: -83.5445 In this case, the coordinates for West Mansfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.805 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.12 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.06 degrees. |
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