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National Odometer Day

Be thankful for the odometer, a device that keeps track of your mileage, which in turn helps you know when and how to get your car looked at and adjusted.

Odometers are one of the meters that come standard when purchasing a new car. Keeping track of the wear put on your engine by tracking the distance you’ve traveled. How did this invention come to be? Why is it so important?

National Odometer Day is all about celebrating the invention of the odometer and how it has helped the design and function of automobiles progress. Without odometers, how could we track the progress we made?

History of National Odometer Day

The origin of the word odometer comes from the Greek words hodos meaning path or gateway and metron, meaning measure. In Ancient Greece, the distance was measured by bematists, people specially trained to measure the distances by counting steps. However, the first odometer was invented in the Han Dynasty in China.

The device was a road carriage with a drum, and with each time their measurement of distance was met, a drum was hit by a wooden figure. This device is considered to be highly advanced and helped influence the invention of the odometer.

As for the modern odometer, there have been multiple stories about when it first came to be. No matter how it happened they all contribute towards what we consider to be an essential part of people’s cars. In 1847, William Clayton, a Mormon pioneer, invented his “roadmometer” and attached it to his wagon while heading to Utah.

The idea helped build the odometer for the first automobiles invented during the early 1900s. This odometer was developed by Arthur P. and Charles H. Warner of Beloit, Wisconsin, and was patented as the “Auto-Meter”.

Since then, odometers have helped understand the lifespan of cars and gives vehicle owners the ability to pay attention to their car and do maintenance. National Odometer Day was created to remind people of this fact, remind them to check their odometers and take better care of their cars.

How to Celebrate National Odometer Day

Take a drive in your car and see where you end up. Get in the habit of tracking your miles and reset your odometer after each drive. By keeping track of your mileage, you’ll be able to better care for it and track how efficiently you’re using gas.

Share pictures of your travels and odometer on this day with your friends and family. Odometers are useful whether you’re driving around the corner to your local grocery store or on a long trip. Paying attention to the distances you’ve traveled will help you maintain your car and ensure its performing well.

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sfc-paulchambers · 2 years

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• @natdaycal Mackinac Island Fudge is perhaps the most popularly recognized name when fudge is mentioned. However, did you know, the women at Vassar College were also devouring a similar fudge as far back as 1880s? It is #NationalNuttyFudgeDay and we have a recipe! #NationalLimerickDay #NationalOdometerDay #FibromyalgiaAwarenessDay Did you know tomorrow never comes? That is why we Celebrate Every Day. Tag @NatDayCal with your favorite way to celebrate the over 1,500 National Days. https://www.instagram.com/p/CdeHyu0OjHA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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natalieportmanteaus · 3 years

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Happy #odometerday! What’s your dashboard name? I’m Speedie Falco . . . #ediefalco #carmelasoprano #nationalodometerday @the.sopranos.fan @thesopranosfamily @HBO https://www.instagram.com/p/COyPYv4thBC/?igshid=1l7ipj8816aeq

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thecomedybureau · 3 years

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wwwkaygriffin55com · 3 years

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So my Lovlies Wednesday May 12, 2021 is #nationalfibromyalgiaawarenessday 💙!! And it is #internationalnursesday2021 👩🏾‍🔬🩺🩹💊🩸💉🧑🏿‍🔬👩🏼‍🔬👨🏻‍🔬!! And it is #nationalschoolnurseday2021 🧏🏼‍♀️💁‍♀️🧏🏽‍♂️🏚🩺🩹💊🩸💉👩🏼‍🔬🧑🏿‍🔬- Wednesday of National Nurses Week!! And it is #internationalmecfsawarenessday 💜!! And it ie #nationalthirdshiftworkersday2021 🌙🧑‍💻👩🏾‍💻🕑- second Wednesday in May!! And it is #nationalreceptionistday 🧑‍💻👩🏾‍💻- second Wednesday in May!! And it is #nationalodometerday 🕑!! And it is #nationallimerickday2021 📜!! And it is #nationalnuttyfudgeday 🍩!! (at Middle Earth) https://www.instagram.com/p/COwpQAAh9UE/?igshid=q5s5lhm5r25j

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pezman4him · 5 years

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#NationalOdometerDay https://www.instagram.com/p/BxYUm1HnulUgczyAmfwadtllQ5OpqHnwx0oY6c0/?igshid=5cjn0meccwkv

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pipskay · 5 years

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So my Lovelies, Sunday, May, 12, 2019 is of course #mothersday - Second Sunday in May!! Happu to all Mother's everywhere especially my Mama in Heaven!! It is also #nationalfibromyalgiaawarenessday And it is #nationallimerickday And #nationalodometerday And #nationalnuttyfudgeday (at Erebor, Middle-Earth) https://www.instagram.com/pipskay/p/BxWWRF1h2_O/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ixgqsm94piwe

#mothersday #nationalfibromyalgiaawarenessday #nationallimerickday #nationalodometerday #nationalnuttyfudgeday

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listofnationaldays · 7 years

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Happy National Odometer Day! . . . . . #listofnationaldays #nationalday #nationaldays #nationalodometerday #odometerday #odometer #instagood #love

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inspire45hq · 3 years

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Odometers count the number of wheel rotations and multiply it by the circumference of the tire, which is the tire's diameter multiplied by π. On #NationalOdometerDay we pay tribute to these unsung heroes! #gobegreat #greenbay inspire45.com

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rabbitcruiser · 2 years

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National Odometer Day

Be thankful for the odometer, a device that keeps track of your mileage, which in turn helps you know when and how to get your car looked at and adjusted.

Odometers are one of the meters that come standard when purchasing a new car. Keeping track of the wear put on your engine by tracking the distance you’ve traveled. How did this invention come to be? Why is it so important?

National Odometer Day is all about celebrating the invention of the odometer and how it has helped the design and function of automobiles progress. Without odometers, how could we track the progress we made?

History of National Odometer Day

The origin of the word odometer comes from the Greek words hodos meaning path or gateway and metron, meaning measure. In Ancient Greece, the distance was measured by bematists, people specially trained to measure the distances by counting steps. However, the first odometer was invented in the Han Dynasty in China.

The device was a road carriage with a drum, and with each time their measurement of distance was met, a drum was hit by a wooden figure. This device is considered to be highly advanced and helped influence the invention of the odometer.

As for the modern odometer, there have been multiple stories about when it first came to be. No matter how it happened they all contribute towards what we consider to be an essential part of people’s cars. In 1847, William Clayton, a Mormon pioneer, invented his “roadmometer” and attached it to his wagon while heading to Utah.

The idea helped build the odometer for the first automobiles invented during the early 1900s. This odometer was developed by Arthur P. and Charles H. Warner of Beloit, Wisconsin, and was patented as the “Auto-Meter”.

Since then, odometers have helped understand the lifespan of cars and gives vehicle owners the ability to pay attention to their car and do maintenance. National Odometer Day was created to remind people of this fact, remind them to check their odometers and take better care of their cars.

How to Celebrate National Odometer Day

Take a drive in your car and see where you end up. Get in the habit of tracking your miles and reset your odometer after each drive. By keeping track of your mileage, you’ll be able to better care for it and track how efficiently you’re using gas.

Share pictures of your travels and odometer on this day with your friends and family. Odometers are useful whether you’re driving around the corner to your local grocery store or on a long trip. Paying attention to the distances you’ve traveled will help you maintain your car and ensure its performing well.

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wwwkaygriffin55com · 4 years

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So my Lovlies, Tuesday May 12, 2020 is #nationalfibromyalgiaawarenessday 💜!! And it is #nationallimerickday 😎📃✍ (there once was a ....) And #nationalodometerday 🕖!! And it is #nationalnuttyfudgeday 🥜🍩!! (at Middle Earth) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAExNNghqN7/?igshid=1fdjicth83aql

#nationalfibromyalgiaawarenessday #nationallimerickday #nationalodometerday #nationalnuttyfudgeday

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soflanights · 8 years

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Today we celebrate: #NationalNuttyFudgeDay #NationalOdometerDay #FibromyalgiaAwarenessDay

#nationalodometerday #nationalnuttyfudgeday #fibromyalgiaawarenessday

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rabbitcruiser · 3 years

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National Odometer Day

An odometer is an instrument in a vehicle, usually on the dashboard near the speedometer and tachometer, that displays the total distance the vehicle has driven. Odometers count the number of wheel rotations and multiply it by the circumference of the tire, which is the tire's diameter multiplied by π. There are a number of useful purposes for odometers. They can help determine when oil should be changed and other maintenance should be done. They can let an owner know if any warranties are still in effect, and can be helpful for insurance purposes. Odometers help with buying and selling vehicles, giving consumers an idea of how well a vehicle has been taken care of, how long it will last, and what its value is. On National Odometer Day we pay tribute to these unsung heroes!

Before the time of odometers, in ancient Greece, bematists counted their steps to measure distance. Vitruvius, a Roman architect and engineer, is credited with inventing the odometer in 15 BCE. He found that a chariot wheel of standard size made 400 rotations in a mile. He mounted it to a frame with a cogwheel with 400 teeth. Each time a mile passed, the cogwheel completed a full rotation, and a gear connected to it dropped a pebble. The number of pebbles that were dropped during a commute told the number of miles that had been traveled. But early odometers were not exclusive to Europe. Shortly after Vitruvius came up with his odometer, one was invented in China, during the Han Dynasty.

In the seventeenth century, Blaise Pascal invented the pascaline, which was something of a prototype of an odometer on account of how its gears worked. In the eighteenth century, Benjamin Franklin created an odometer and attached it to his carriage to measure the distance of postal routes. But it was an invention of the nineteenth century that determined that National Odometer Day would take place today.

In 1847, William Clayton was part of a group of Mormon pioneers traveling from Missouri to Utah. He ascertained that 360 revolutions of a wagon wheel were equal to a mile, and he tied a red rag to a wheel and counted the miles as they passed. After getting tired of doing this he got the idea to design what would be called a roadometer, a form of odometer. Orson Pratt helped with the design and it was built by Appleton Milo Harmon. It was used for the first time on the morning of May 12, 1847, the date on which we observe National Odometer Day.

How to Observe National Odometer Day

Celebrate the day by checking how many miles are on the odometer on your car. You could use this information to make some maintenance decisions. When was the last time you got an oil change or transmission flush or changed the spark plugs? How long has it been since you put on new tires? Do you have any warranties that will expire if you put many more miles on your vehicle? How long before you'll have to think about purchasing a new vehicle? Another way you could spend the day is by learning more about how odometers work.

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geoffpenskebuickgmc · 10 years

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How many miles has it been since your last #oilchange? Head over to our website to schedule an appointment today! Www.penskebuickgmc.com #nationalodometerday

#oilchange #nationalodometerday

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rabbitcruiser · 4 years

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National Odometer Day

National Odometer Day is celebrated on every year of May 12th. The National Odometer Day celebrated for knowing something about the odometer. The Odometer is an instrument, which is used in all vehicles for indicating the distance that you are traveled on your vehicle. The Odometer is designed with the combination of mechanical and electronic devices. It is one of the most important devices used in our vehicles.

“I’ve got an odometer on my voice that has out-odometered an odometer on an automobile.” – Al Jarreau

History of National Odometer Day

The founder of National Odometer Day is still not found. The word Odometer derived from the word hodos, then the meaning of the word is path or gateway and the metron the word means to measure.In some of the countries, Odometer is also called as mileometer otherwise tripometer. The Odometer for vehicles was designed and developed in the 1600s for wagons and for some other horse-drawn vehicles, which is used for measuring the distance traveled.

How to Celebrate National Odometer Day

National Odometer Day is celebrated in various ways by going a long trip with your family and friends. The Odometer was developed by Arthur P. and Charles H. Warner of Beloit, Wisconsin. Moreover, the first Odometer for automobiles was first launched in 1903.

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rabbitcruiser · 5 years

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National Odometer Day

National Odometer Day is celebrated on every year of May 12th. The National Odometer Day celebrated for knowing something about the odometer. The Odometer is an instrument, which is used in all vehicles for indicating the distance that you are traveled on your vehicle. The Odometer is designed with the combination of mechanical and electronic devices. It is one of the most important devices used in our vehicles.

“I’ve got an odometer on my voice that has out-odometered an odometer on an automobile.” – Al Jarreau

History of National Odometer Day

The founder of National Odometer Day is still not found. The word Odometer derived from the word hodos, then the meaning of the word is path or gateway and the metron the word means to measure.In some of the countries, Odometer is also called as mileometer otherwise tripometer. The Odometer for vehicles was designed and developed in the 1600s for wagons and for some other horse-drawn vehicles, which is used for measuring the distance traveled.

How to Celebrate National Odometer Day

National Odometer Day is celebrated in various ways by going a long trip with your family and friends. The Odometer was developed by Arthur P. and Charles H. Warner of Beloit, Wisconsin. Moreover, the first Odometer for automobiles was first launched in 1903.

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#National Odometer Day #NationalOdometerDay #rental car #Ford Escape #summer 2014 #vacation #travel #technology #original photography #national day #12 May

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