Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Westerville Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westerville Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Westerville Estates

• 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 Westerville Estates:
  • 40.132222, -82.835000
  • 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 Westerville Estates

• 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 Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
  • Since Westerville Estates is near Franklin County and also Licking County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Licking 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 Westerville Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westerville Estates ...

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.

• Beech ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beech is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
• Center Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Center Village is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
• Galena
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Galena is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <1>
• Green ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
• Harlem
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Harlem is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
  • Harlem has also been known as:
  • Buddtown
• Mackstown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mackstown is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackstown
• Maxtown ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Maxtown is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
  • Maxtown has also been known as:
  • Maxwell Corners
  • Maxwell
• Minerva Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Minerva Park is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
• Pinhook ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinhook is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
• Ralph ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ralph is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
• Victory Camp ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
• Wildwood Springs ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wildwood Springs is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs

How Far From Westerville Estates 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 Westerville Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Westerville Estates and extending to:

• Delaware, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Westerville Estates to Delaware, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 320 miles [515 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,081 miles [9,786.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,804 miles [10,950 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,680 miles [7,531.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'