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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 Western Star, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Western Star 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 Western Star:
- 41.025610, -81.687905
- 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 Western Star
- 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 Medina County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Medina County
- Since Western Star is near Summit County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Western Star
Curious and Interesting Names Near Western Star ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Blake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Clark Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clark Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Corners
- Fairlawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Firestone Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Firestone Park is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firestone Park
- Halo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Halo is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lawndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lawndale is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Maple Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Valley is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Marshallville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pigeon Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Poe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Portage Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Stoney Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stoney Hill is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
- Weavers ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Weavers is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers
How Far From Western Star 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 Western Star to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Western Star and extending to:
- Medina, which is the Seat of Medina County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Western Star to Medina, 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 99 miles [159.3 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 286 miles [460.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,995 miles [9,648 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,719 miles [10,813.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,595 miles [7,394.9 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' (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- Western Star) 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 Western Star 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 Western Star. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0256, Longitude: -81.6879 In this case, the coordinates for Western Star have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.614 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.858 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.989 degrees. |
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