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Outdoor Activities ...

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:
    • 30.366765, -85.438284
    • 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.

Within Florida, the name Youngstown is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Youngstown lies 1,964 miles [3,160.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Youngstown that is located in Bay County.
    • Arkansas
      • Drew County
      • This Youngstown is located in Drew County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Youngstown that is located in Bay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of Youngstown.
      • Lincoln County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Youngstown [Lincoln County].
    • California
      • San Joaquin County
      • This Youngstown is located in San Joaquin County and lies 2,098 miles [3,376.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Youngstown that is located in Bay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Youngstown.
    • Georgia
      • Union County
      • This Youngstown is located in Union County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Youngstown that is located in Bay 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 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Youngstown that is located in Bay 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 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the north of the Youngstown that is located in Bay 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.<3> 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.<3> 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 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Youngstown that is located in Bay 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 944 miles [1,519.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Youngstown that is located in Bay 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 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Youngstown that is located in Bay 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.<3> 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 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Youngstown that is located in Bay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Youngstown.
    • Ontario
      • This Youngstown lies 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Youngstown that is located in Bay County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Youngstown is located in Fayette County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Youngstown that is located in Bay 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 835 miles [1,343.8 km] to the north northeast of the Youngstown that is located in Bay 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 907 miles [1,459.7 km] to the north northeast of the Youngstown that is located in Bay 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 764 miles [1,229.5 km] to the north northeast of the Youngstown that is located in Bay 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 2,280 miles [3,669.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Youngstown that is located in Bay 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 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Youngstown that is located in Bay 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.

  • Bayou George
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou George have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou George
    • Bayou George is located in Bay County
  • Cairo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cairo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Cairo is located in Bay County
  • Cedar Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Bay County
  • Clarksville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Compass Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Compass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass Lake
    • Compass Lake is located in Jackson County
  • Couch
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Couch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
    • Couch is located in Bay County
  • Crystal Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
    • Crystal Lake is located in Washington County
  • Fisher Corner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Corner
    • Fisher Corner is located in Calhoun County
  • Fountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Greenhead
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenhead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhead
    • Greenhead is located in Washington County
  • Lynn Haven
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Nixon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nixon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
    • Nixon is located in Bay 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, the straight-line distance beginning in Youngstown and extending to:

  • Panama City, which is the Seat of Bay County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Youngstown to Panama City, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 757 miles [1,218.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,333 miles [11,801.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,217 miles [8,395.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Youngstown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bay County: www.co.bay.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 30.3668, Longitude: -85.4383    
<2>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.
<3>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 312.655 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.671 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.421 degrees.




 

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