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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 Williamstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Williamstown 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 Williamstown:
- 40.833942, -83.650764
- 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 Williamstown
- 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Since Williamstown is near Hardin County and also Wyandot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyandot 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 Williamstown
Communities Also Named Williamstown ...
We found 22 communities that are also named Williamstown.
There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Williamstown.
Beyond Ohio, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Defiance County
- This Williamstown is located in Defiance County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Williamstown that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Defiance County community of Williamstown.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Walker County
- This Williamstown is located in Walker County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Williamstown that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Williamstown.
- Georgia
- Fannin County
- This Williamstown is located in Fannin County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the south of the Williamstown that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Williamstown.
- Indiana
- Clay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Williamstown [Clay County].
- Rush County
- This Williamstown is located in Rush County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Williamstown that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rush County community of Williamstown.
- Iowa
- Cedar County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Williamstown [Cedar County].
- Chickasaw County
- This Williamstown is located in Chickasaw County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Williamstown that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chickasaw County community of Williamstown.
- Johnson County
- This Williamstown is located in Johnson County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km] to the west of the Williamstown that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Williamstown.
- Kansas
- Jefferson County
- This Williamstown is located in Jefferson County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the west of the Williamstown that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Williamstown.
- Kentucky
- Grant County
- This Williamstown is located in Grant County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Williamstown that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Williamstown.
- Massachusetts
- Berkshire County
- This Williamstown is located in Berkshire County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Williamstown that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Williamstown.
- Missouri
- Lewis County
- This Williamstown is located in Lewis County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the west of the Williamstown that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Williamstown.
- New Brunswick
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Williamstown.
- New Jersey
- Gloucester County
- This Williamstown is located in Gloucester County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the east of the Williamstown that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Williamstown.
- New York
- Oswego County
- This Williamstown is located in Oswego County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Williamstown that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Williamstown.
- Ontario
- This Williamstown lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Williamstown that is located in Hancock County.
- Pennsylvania
- Dauphin County
- This Williamstown is located in Dauphin County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the east of the Williamstown that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Williamstown.
- Lancaster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Williamstown [Lancaster County].
- Lehigh County
- This Williamstown is located in Lehigh County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km] to the east of the Williamstown that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Williamstown.
- Washington County
- This Williamstown is located in Washington County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km] to the east southeast of the Williamstown that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Williamstown.
- Vermont
- Orange County
- This Williamstown is located in Orange County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Williamstown that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Williamstown.
- West Virginia
- Wood County
- This Williamstown is located in Wood County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Williamstown that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Williamstown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Williamstown ...
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.
- Beagle ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beagle is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Huntersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Martinstown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Martinstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinstown
- New Stark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Pratts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pratts is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Williamstown 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 Williamstown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Williamstown and extending to:
- Findlay, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Williamstown to Findlay, 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 68 miles [109.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 375 miles [603.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,685 miles [7,539.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Williamstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Williamstown 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Williamstown 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 Williamstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8339, Longitude: -83.6508 In this case, the coordinates for Williamstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.862 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.249 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.969 degrees. |
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