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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 Shore Cottage Area, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Shore Cottage Area and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for West Shore Cottage 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 Shore Cottage Area:
- 39.938405, -81.418729
- 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 Shore Cottage Area
- 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 Guernsey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guernsey County
- Since West Shore Cottage Area is near Noble County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Shore Cottage Area
Communities Also Named West Shore Cottage Area ...
We found two communities that are also named West Shore Cottage Area.
There are two communities within Ohio that are also named West Shore Cottage Area.
Beyond Ohio.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Harrison County
- This West Shore Cottage Area is located in Harrison County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the West Shore Cottage Area that is located in Guernsey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of West Shore Cottage Area.
- Richland County
- This West Shore Cottage Area is located in Richland County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the West Shore Cottage Area that is located in Guernsey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of West Shore Cottage Area.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Shore Cottage Area ...
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.
- Blacktop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blacktop is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacktop
- Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chaseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chaseville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Echo Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Echo Point is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Kings Mine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Mine is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mine
- Kipling
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kipling is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lore City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Robins
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Robins is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
- Salesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From West Shore Cottage Area to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Shore Cottage Area to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Shore Cottage Area and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Guernsey County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Shore Cottage Area to Cambridge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the west (W). 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 244 miles [392.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,033 miles [9,709.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,628 miles [7,448 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Shore Cottage Area) 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 Shore Cottage Area 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 Shore Cottage Area. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9384, Longitude: -81.4187 In this case, the coordinates for West Shore Cottage Area have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.487 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.551 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.243 degrees. |
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