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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 Yale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yale 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 Yale:
    • 41.062469, -81.098666
    • 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 Yale
  • 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 Yale ...

We found 26 communities that share the name Yale.

There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Yale.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 25 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Ottawa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Yale [Ottawa County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Johnson County
      • This Yale is located in Johnson County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Yale that is located in Portage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Yale.
    • British Columbia
      • This Yale lies 2,017 miles [3,246 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Yale that is located in Portage County.
    • California
      • Riverside County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Yale [Riverside County].
    • Colorado
      • Chaffee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Yale [Chaffee County].
      • Kit Carson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Yale [Kit Carson County].
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Yale [New Haven County].
    • Idaho
      • Cassia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Yale [Cassia County].
      • Latah County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Yale [Latah County].
    • Illinois
      • Jasper County
      • This Yale is located in Jasper County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Yale that is located in Portage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Yale.
    • Iowa
      • Guthrie County
      • This Yale is located in Guthrie County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<2> to the west of the Yale that is located in Portage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guthrie County community of Yale.
    • Kansas
      • Crawford County
      • This Yale is located in Crawford County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Yale that is located in Portage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Yale.
      • Ottawa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Yale [Ottawa County].
    • Michigan
      • Gogebic County
      • This Yale is located in Gogebic County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<2> to the northwest of the Yale that is located in Portage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gogebic County community of Yale.
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Yale is located in Saint Clair County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the north northwest of the Yale that is located in Portage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Yale.
    • Mississippi
      • Itawamba County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Yale [Itawamba County].
    • Montana
      • Fergus County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Yale [Fergus County].
    • Nebraska
      • Valley County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Valley County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valley County community of Yale.
    • New York
      • Seneca County
      • This Yale is located in Seneca County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Yale that is located in Portage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Yale.
    • North Carolina
      • Henderson County
      • This Yale is located in Henderson County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Yale that is located in Portage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Yale.
    • Oklahoma
      • Payne County
      • This Yale is located in Payne County and lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Yale that is located in Portage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Payne County community of Yale.
    • South Carolina
      • Barnwell County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Yale [Barnwell County].
    • South Dakota
      • Beadle County
      • This Yale is located in Beadle County and lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Yale that is located in Portage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beadle County community of Yale.
    • Texas
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Yale [Franklin County].
    • Virginia
      • Sussex County
      • This Yale is located in Sussex County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the Yale that is located in Portage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Yale.
    • Washington
      • Cowlitz County
      • This Yale is located in Cowlitz County and lies 2,070 miles [3,331.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Yale that is located in Portage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowlitz County community of Yale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yale ...

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.

  • Bloody Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloody Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloody Corners
    • Bloody Corners is located in Portage County
  • Diamond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
    • Diamond is located in Portage County
  • Edinburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
    • Edinburg is located in Portage County
  • Five Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Five Corners is located in Portage County
  • Flicks Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flicks Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flicks Corners
    • Flicks Corners is located in Mahoning County
  • Fredericksburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
    • Fredericksburg is located in Mahoning County
  • Industry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
    • Industry is located in Portage County
  • Lloyd
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloyd have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
    • Lloyd is located in Portage County
  • Shillings Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shillings Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillings Mill
    • Shillings Mill is located in Mahoning County

How Far From Yale 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 Yale to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yale and extending to:

  • Ravenna, which is the Seat of Portage County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Yale to Ravenna, with an average speed<5> 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 124 miles [199.6 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 261 miles [420 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,970 miles [9,607.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,569 miles [7,353.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Yale 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.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Yale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0625, Longitude: -81.0987    
<3>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 Yale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Yale 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 310.242 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.441 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.703 degrees.









 

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