Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Westerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westerville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Westerville
- 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:
- 40.124088, -82.920521
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Westerville
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Westerville is near Delaware County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- eBird sighting report for Knox 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Westerville ...
We found four communities that share the name Westerville.
Within Ohio, the name Westerville is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Decatur County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Westerville [Decatur County].
- Nebraska
- Custer County
- This Westerville is located in Custer County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Westerville that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Westerville.
- South Dakota
- Clay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Westerville [Clay County].
- Tennessee
- Grainger County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Westerville [Grainger County].
- Iowa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westerville ...
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.
- Africa ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Flint ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Harlem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem is located in Delaware County
- Harlem has also been known as:
- Buddtown
- Mackstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Maxtown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Minerva Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minerva Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Park
- Minerva Park is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Pinhook ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Victory Camp ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
- Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
- Wildwood Springs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
- Wildwood Springs is located in Franklin County
How Far From Westerville 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 city such as Westerville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westerville and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Westerville to Columbus, with an average speed<5> 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 324 miles [521.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,085 miles [9,792.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,808 miles [10,956.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,684 miles [7,538.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Westerville: www.ci.westerville.oh.us/
The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Westerville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Westerville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1241, Longitude: -82.9205 In this case, the coordinates for Westerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Westerville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.418 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.638 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.862 degrees. |