Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Alliance Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alliance Junction and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Alliance Junction
- 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 Alliance Junction:
- 40.920503, -81.042144
- 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 Alliance Junction
- 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 Mahoning County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mahoning County
- Since Alliance Junction is near Columbiana County and also Stark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Columbiana County
- eBird sighting report for Stark 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 Alliance Junction ...
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.
- Alliance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Alliance is located in Stark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,413 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <1>
- Bolton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Christytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christytown
- Christytown is located in Mahoning County
- Damascus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Damascus is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <1>
- Hillcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Homeworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeworth
- Homeworth is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homeworth <1>
- Maple Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Reading
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Willow Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in Columbiana County
- Yankee Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Crossing
- Yankee Crossing is located in Mahoning County
How Far From Alliance Junction 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 Alliance Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Alliance Junction and extending to:
- Youngstown, which is the Seat of Mahoning County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Alliance Junction to Youngstown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 253 miles [407.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,974 miles [9,614.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,697 miles [10,777.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,572 miles [7,357.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alliance Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mahoning County: www.mahoningcountygov.com/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Alliance Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alliance Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9205, Longitude: -81.0421 |
| <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 Alliance Junction 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 310.213 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.387 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.728 degrees. |