Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Willows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willows and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Willows
- 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 Willows:
- 39.932839, -83.333251
- 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 Willows
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Willows is near Franklin County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Clark 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Willows ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Willows.
There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Willows.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Glenn County
- This Willows is located in Glenn County and lies 2,047 miles [3,294.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Willows that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glenn County community of Willows.
- Marin 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 California community of Willows [Marin County].
- San Diego County
- This Willows is located in San Diego County and lies 1,907 miles [3,069 km] to the west of the Willows that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Willows.
- San Mateo County
- This Willows is located in San Mateo County and lies 2,082 miles [3,350.7 km] to the west of the Willows that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Willows.
- Santa Cruz County
- This Willows is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 2,077 miles [3,342.6 km] to the west of the Willows that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of Willows.
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Willows is located in Clayton County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the south of the Willows that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Willows.
- Douglas County
- This Willows is located in Douglas County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km] to the south of the Willows that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Willows.
- Illinois
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Willows is located in Calvert County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Willows that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Willows.
- Harford County
- This Willows is located in Harford County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km] to the east of the Willows that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Willows.
- Howard County
- This Willows is located in Howard County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km] to the east of the Willows that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Willows.
- Massachusetts
- Mississippi
- Montana
- New Brunswick
- This Willows lies 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Willows that is located in Madison County.
- New Hampshire
- North Dakota
- Oregon
- Saskatchewan
- This Willows lies 1,282 miles [2,063.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Willows that is located in Madison County.
- Virginia
- Washington
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willows ...
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.
- Big Plain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Choctaw Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Georgesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgesville
- Georgesville is located in Franklin County
- Lilly Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Chapel
- Lilly Chapel is located in Madison County
- Lincoln Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln Village is located in Franklin County
- London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- London is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <4>
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Plumwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Rosedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Tradersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tradersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradersville
- Tradersville is located in Madison County
How Far From Willows 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 Willows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<6> community of Willows once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Willows and extending to:
- London, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Willows to Columbus, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 343 miles [552 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,110 miles [9,833.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,834 miles [10,998.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,710 miles [7,580 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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- Willows) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9328, Longitude: -83.3333 In this case, the coordinates for Willows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Willows 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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 Willows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Willows to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.682 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.91 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.112 degrees. |