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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 Westwood Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westwood Farms 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 Westwood Farms:
- 41.321441, -81.862914
- 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 Westwood Farms
- 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westwood Farms ...
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.
- Fields
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Franks Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
- Franks Corner is located in Medina County
- Hardscrabble
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardscrabble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
- Hardscrabble is located in Medina County
- Pliny ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pliny have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Pliny is located in Medina County
- River Edge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
- River Edge is located in Cuyahoga County
- Short Line Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Line Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Line Junction
- Short Line Junction is located in Cuyahoga County
- Strongsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Twin Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Twin Oaks is located in Cuyahoga County
- Valley City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley City Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
How Far From Westwood Farms 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 Westwood Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Westwood Farms and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Cuyahoga County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Westwood Farms to Cleveland, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 304 miles [489.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,989 miles [9,638.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,714 miles [10,805.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,591 miles [7,388.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westwood Farms) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westwood Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3214, Longitude: -81.8629 In this case, the coordinates for Westwood Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Westwood Farms to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.711 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.013 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.967 degrees. |
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