Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Austintown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Austintown and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Austintown

• 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 Austintown:
  • 41.099639, -80.763837
  • 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 Austintown

• 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 Austintown is near Trumbull County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Trumbull County
  • eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Austintown ...

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.

• Cornersburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
  • Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
• Fosterville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
  • Fosterville is located in Mahoning County
• Fourmile Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourmile Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Run
  • Fourmile Run is located in Mahoning County
• Herbert Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herbert Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Corners
  • Herbert Corners is located in Mahoning County
• Hilltop
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilltop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Hilltop is located in Franklin County
• Kyles Corners ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kyles Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Corners
  • Kyles Corners is located in Mahoning County
• Lynns Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynns Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynns Corners
  • Lynns Corners is located in Mahoning County
• Mineral Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Ridge
  • Mineral Ridge is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Ridge <3>
• Soaptown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soaptown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soaptown
  • Soaptown is located in Trumbull County
• Stony Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
  • Stony Ridge is located in Mahoning County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Austintown and extending to:

• Youngstown, which is the Seat of Mahoning County, lies just to the East.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<4> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Austintown to Columbus, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 248 miles [399.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,955 miles [9,583.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,678 miles [10,747.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,553 miles [7,327.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Austintown. 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/