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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 Williamsburg-On-The-River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Williamsburg-On-The-River and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Williamsburg-On-The-River
- 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 Williamsburg-On-The-River:
- 41.442552, -83.781883
- 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 Williamsburg-On-The-River
- 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Since Williamsburg-On-The-River is near Lucas County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lucas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes 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 Williamsburg-On-The-River
Curious and Interesting Names Near Williamsburg-On-The-River ...
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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Business Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Business Corner is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Business Corner
- Christy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Christy is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christy
- Grand Rapids
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Homewood is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Hull Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hull Prairie is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Prairie
- Hulls Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hulls Crossing is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossing
- Indian Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Meadows is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
- Kettle Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kettle Run is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Run
- Meadowvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowvale is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
- Milton Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Milton Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Quail Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Hollow is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Sugar Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sugar Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge
- Texas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Texas is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Willowbend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willowbend is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend
- Wintergarden Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Williamsburg-On-The-River 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 Williamsburg-On-The-River to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Williamsburg-On-The-River and extending to:
- Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Williamsburg-On-The-River to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 396 miles [637.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,058 miles [9,749.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,788 miles [10,924.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,666 miles [7,509.2 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 '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- Williamsburg-On-The-River) 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 Williamsburg-On-The-River 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 Williamsburg-On-The-River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4426, Longitude: -83.7819 In this case, the coordinates for Williamsburg-On-The-River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.93 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.415 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.832 degrees. |
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