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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 Weston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weston 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 Weston:
    • 41.346453, -83.794916
    • 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 Weston
  • 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 Weston ...

We found 43 communities that share the name Weston.

Within Ohio, the name Weston is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another 43 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 43 communities, 39 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Henry 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 Alabama community of Weston [Henry County].
      • Marion County
      • This Weston is located in Marion County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Weston.
    • Colorado
      • Las Animas County
      • This Weston is located in Las Animas County and lies 1,159 miles [1,865.2 km]<2> to the west of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Las Animas County community of Weston.
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield County
      • This Weston is located in Fairfield County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<2> to the east of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Weston.
    • Florida
      • Broward County
      • This Weston is located in Broward County and lies 1,070 miles [1,722 km]<2> to the south of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Weston.
    • Georgia
      • Webster County
      • This Weston is located in Webster County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<2> to the south of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Weston.
    • Idaho
      • Franklin County
      • This Weston is located in Franklin County and lies 1,447 miles [2,328.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Weston.
      • Oneida 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 Idaho community of Weston [Oneida County].
    • Illinois
      • DuPage 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 Illinois community of Weston [DuPage County].
      • Jo Daviess County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Weston [Jo Daviess County].
      • McLean County
      • This Weston is located in McLean County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<2> to the west of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Weston.
    • Indiana
      • Jennings 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 Indiana community of Weston [Jennings County].
    • Iowa
      • Pottawattamie County
      • This Weston is located in Pottawattamie County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<2> to the west of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawattamie County community of Weston.
    • Kansas
      • Geary 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 Kansas community of Weston [Geary County].
      • Norton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Weston [Norton County].
    • Kentucky
      • Crittenden County
      • This Weston is located in Crittenden County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crittenden County community of Weston.
      • Nicholas County
      • This Weston is located in Nicholas County and lies 210 miles [338 km] to the south of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Weston.
    • Louisiana
      • Jackson Parish
      • This Weston is located in Jackson Parish and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson Parish community of Weston.
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Weston is located in Aroostook County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Weston.
    • Manitoba
      • This Weston lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Weston is located in Middlesex County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<2> to the east of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Weston.
    • Michigan
      • Lenawee County
      • This Weston is located in Lenawee County and lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Weston.
    • Minnesota
      • Washington County
      • This Weston is located in Washington County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Weston.
    • Missouri
      • Platte County
      • This Weston is located in Platte County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<2> to the west of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Weston.
    • Nebraska
      • Saunders County
      • This Weston is located in Saunders County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<2> to the west of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saunders County community of Weston.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Weston lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
    • New Jersey
      • Somerset County
      • This Weston is located in Somerset County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<2> to the east of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Weston.
    • New York
      • Schuyler County
      • This Weston is located in Schuyler County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Weston.
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Weston is located in Wake County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<2> to the southeast of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Weston.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Weston lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
    • Ontario
      • This Weston lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
    • Oregon
      • Umatilla County
      • This Weston is located in Umatilla County and lies 1,745 miles [2,808.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Umatilla County community of Weston.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bradford County
      • This Weston is located in Bradford County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<2> to the east of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Weston.
      • Luzerne County
      • This Weston is located in Luzerne County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km] to the east of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Weston.
    • South Carolina
      • Richland County
      • This Weston is located in Richland County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Weston.
    • Texas
      • Collin County
      • This Weston is located in Collin County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<2> to the southwest of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Weston.
    • Vermont
      • Windsor County
      • This Weston is located in Windsor County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Weston.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in King County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Weston.
      • Pierce 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 Washington community of Weston [Pierce County].
    • West Virginia
      • Lewis County
      • This Weston is located in Lewis County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Weston.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dunn County
      • This Weston is located in Dunn County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunn County community of Weston.
      • Marathon County
      • This Weston is located in Marathon County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km] to the northwest of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marathon County community of Weston.
    • Wyoming
      • Campbell County
      • This Weston is located in Campbell County and lies 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Weston that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Weston.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Weston ...

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.

  • Bowling Green
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Christy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christy
    • Christy is located in Wood County
  • Ducat
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ducat have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducat
    • Ducat is located in Wood County
  • Grand Rapids
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
    • Grand Rapids is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rapids <4>
  • Meadowvale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowvale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
    • Meadowvale is located in Wood County
  • Milton Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
    • Milton Center is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Portage
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
    • Portage is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Providence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Lucas County
  • Quail Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • Quail Hollow is located in Wood County
  • Rudolph
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudolph have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
    • Rudolph is located in Wood County
  • Wintergarden Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintergarden Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintergarden Heights
    • Wintergarden Heights is located in Wood County

How Far From Weston 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 village such as Weston to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Weston and extending to:

  • Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Weston to Columbus, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 394 miles [634.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,063 miles [9,757.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,792 miles [10,930.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,670 miles [7,515.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Weston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.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 Weston 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Weston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Weston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3465, Longitude: -83.7949       In this case, the coordinates for Weston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Weston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Weston to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.941 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.414 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.87 degrees.









 

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