Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Windfall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windfall and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Windfall
- 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 Windfall:
- 41.136217, -81.785194
- 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 Windfall
- 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 Medina County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Medina County
- Since Windfall is near Summit County and also Cuyahoga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Summit County
- eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga 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 Windfall ...
We found five communities that share the name Windfall.
Within Ohio, the name Windfall is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Ontario
- This Windfall lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Windfall that is located in Medina County.
- Pennsylvania
- Bradford County
- This Windfall is located in Bradford County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the east of the Windfall that is located in Medina County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Windfall.
- McKean 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 Windfall [McKean County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windfall ...
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.
- Acme
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Bath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Summit County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
- Blake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Buzzard Roost
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzard Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Roost
- Buzzard Roost is located in Medina County
- Chamberlain ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Chamberlain is located in Medina County
- Clark Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Corners
- Clark Corners is located in Medina County
- Fairlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Fairlawn is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,516 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairlawn <3>
- Lester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Mallet Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallet Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallet Creek
- Mallet Creek is located in Medina County
- Pigeon Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Pliny ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Poe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Stoney Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
- Stoney Hill is located in Summit County
How Far From Windfall to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Windfall to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Windfall and extending to:
- Medina, which is the Seat of Medina County, lies just to the West.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Windfall to Columbus, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 294 miles [473.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,994 miles [9,646.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,719 miles [10,813.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,595 miles [7,394.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Windfall. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Medina County: www.co.medina.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 '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- Windfall) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Windfall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1362, Longitude: -81.7852 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Windfall 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Windfall to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.67 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.939 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.996 degrees. |