Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Achor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Achor and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Achor
- 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 Achor:
- 40.774229, -80.541735
- 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 Achor
- 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 Columbiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Columbiana County
- Since Achor is near Beaver County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Beaver County
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Achor ...
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.
- Blackhawk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jimtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Middle Beaver ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Beaver
- Middle Beaver is located in Columbiana County
- Newhouse ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Rogers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Rogers is located in Columbiana County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <2>
- Rowtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Signal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Sprucevale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprucevale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucevale
- Sprucevale is located in Columbiana County
- Union Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Union Ridge is located in Columbiana County
- Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Unity is located in Columbiana County
How Far From Achor to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Achor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Achor and extending to:
- Lisbon, which is the Seat of Columbiana County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Achor to Lisbon, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 226 miles [363.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,961 miles [9,593.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,557 miles [7,333.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Achor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbiana County: www.columbianacounty.org/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Achor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Achor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7742, Longitude: -80.5417 In this case, the coordinates for Achor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Achor to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.908 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.019 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.551 degrees. |