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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 Yorkshire, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire:
- 40.325309, -84.495293
- 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 Yorkshire
- 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 Darke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Darke County
- Since Yorkshire is near Mercer County and also Auglaize County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Auglaize 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 Yorkshire
Communities Also Named Yorkshire ...
We found nine communities that are also named Yorkshire.
Within Ohio, the name Yorkshire is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Limestone County
- This Yorkshire is located in Limestone County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Yorkshire that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Yorkshire.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Yorkshire is located in New Castle County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the east of the Yorkshire that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Yorkshire.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Yorkshire is located in Hillsborough County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<1> to the south of the Yorkshire that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Yorkshire.
- Iowa
- Harrison County
- This Yorkshire is located in Harrison County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Yorkshire that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Yorkshire.
- New York
- Cattaraugus County
- This Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Yorkshire that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Yorkshire.
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Yorkshire is located in York County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the east of the Yorkshire that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Yorkshire.
- South Carolina
- Richland County
- This Yorkshire is located in Richland County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Yorkshire that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Yorkshire.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Yorkshire is located in Harris County and lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Yorkshire that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Yorkshire.
- Virginia
- Prince William County
- This Yorkshire is located in Prince William County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Yorkshire that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Yorkshire.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yorkshire ...
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.
- Chickasaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cranberry Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry Prairie is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Prairie
- Dawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Earls Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Earls Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls Island
- Egypt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Frenchtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Needmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Russia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Yorkshire 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 village such as Yorkshire to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yorkshire and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Darke County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Yorkshire to Greenville, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 408 miles [656.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,137 miles [9,876.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,742 miles [7,631.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Yorkshire) 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 Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3253, Longitude: -84.4953 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.41 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.798 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.525 degrees. |
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