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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 Willowbend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willowbend 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 Willowbend:
- 41.526441, -83.696048
- 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 Willowbend
- 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 Willowbend 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 Willowbend
Communities Also Named Willowbend ...
We found one communities that are also named Willowbend.
Within Ohio, the name Willowbend is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Willowbend in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Forsyth County
- This Willowbend is located in Forsyth County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Willowbend that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Willowbend.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willowbend ...
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.
- Business Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Business Corner is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Business Corner
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Holiday Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holiday Park is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Holland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Homewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Homewood is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Hull Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hull Prairie is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Prairie
- Hulls Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hulls Crossing is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossing
- Indian Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Indian Meadows is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
- Kettle Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kettle Run is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Run
- Lime City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Parliament Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parliament Place is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Place
- Pheasant Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pheasant Run is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Sandburr Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sandburr Corners is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandburr Corners
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
How Far From Willowbend 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 Willowbend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willowbend and extending to:
- Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Willowbend to Bowling Green, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 395 miles [635.7 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 6,051 miles [9,738.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,781 miles [10,913 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,659 miles [7,497.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willowbend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Willowbend 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 Willowbend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5264, Longitude: -83.6960 In this case, the coordinates for Willowbend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.872 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.362 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.763 degrees. |
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