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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Youngstown:
    • 34.144543, -91.706518
    • 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 Youngstown
  • 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

Communities Also Named Youngstown ...

We found 21 communities that share the name Youngstown.

There is one other community in Arkansas which is also named Youngstown.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Arkansas ...
    • Drew County
      • This Youngstown is located in Drew County and lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the south of the Youngstown that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of Youngstown.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Youngstown lies 1,544 miles [2,484.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Youngstown that is located in Lincoln County.
    • California
      • San Joaquin County
      • This Youngstown is located in San Joaquin County and lies 1,662 miles [2,674.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Youngstown that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Youngstown.
    • Florida
      • Bay County
      • This Youngstown is located in Bay County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Youngstown that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Youngstown.
    • Georgia
      • Union County
      • This Youngstown is located in Union County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the east of the Youngstown that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Youngstown.
    • Illinois
      • Warren County
      • This Youngstown is located in Warren County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the north of the Youngstown that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Youngstown.
    • Indiana
      • Vigo County
      • This Youngstown is located in Vigo County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Youngstown that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vigo County community of Youngstown.
    • Iowa
      • Polk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Youngstown [Polk County].
    • Kansas
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Youngstown [Marion County].
    • Missouri
      • Adair County
      • This Youngstown is located in Adair County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the north of the Youngstown that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Youngstown.
    • New Jersey
      • Morris County
      • This Youngstown is located in Morris County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Youngstown that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Youngstown.
    • New York
      • Niagara County
      • This Youngstown is located in Niagara County and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Youngstown that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Youngstown.
    • North Dakota
      • McIntosh County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Youngstown [McIntosh County].
    • Ohio
      • Mahoning County
      • This Youngstown is located in Mahoning County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Youngstown that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Youngstown.
    • Ontario
      • This Youngstown lies 1,000 miles [1,609.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Youngstown that is located in Lincoln County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Youngstown is located in Fayette County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<1> to the northeast of the Youngstown that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Youngstown.
      • Lancaster County
      • This Youngstown is located in Lancaster County and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km] to the east northeast of the Youngstown that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Youngstown.
      • Luzerne County
      • This Youngstown is located in Luzerne County and lies 983 miles [1,582 km] to the east northeast of the Youngstown that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Youngstown.
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Youngstown is located in Westmoreland County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km] to the northeast of the Youngstown that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Youngstown.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Youngstown is located in King County and lies 1,832 miles [2,948.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Youngstown that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Youngstown.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This Youngstown is located in Fayette County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Youngstown that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Youngstown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Youngstown ...

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.

  • Cornerstone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornerstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
    • Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
  • English
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
    • English is located in Jefferson County
  • Grady
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Greenback Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenback Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback Ferry
    • Greenback Ferry is located in Jefferson County
  • Jones Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
    • Jones Ferry is located in Jefferson County
  • Moscow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Jefferson County
  • Silt ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silt
    • Silt is located in Lincoln County
  • Swan Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
    • Swan Lake is located in Jefferson County
  • Sweden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
    • Sweden is located in Jefferson County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Youngstown once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Youngstown and extending to:

  • Star City, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Youngstown to Star City, with an average speed<6> 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.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 876 miles [1,409.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,719 miles [10,813.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,444 miles [11,980 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,320 miles [8,561.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Youngstown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Youngstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1445, Longitude: -91.7065       In this case, the coordinates for Youngstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Youngstown could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Youngstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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.
<7>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 Youngstown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.764 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.951 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.224 degrees.









 

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