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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:
    • 39.365335, -87.381458
    • 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 Indiana, the name Youngstown is unique.

Beyond Indiana, 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 1,416 miles [2,278.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Youngstown that is located in Vigo County.
    • Arkansas
      • Drew County
      • This Youngstown is located in Drew County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Youngstown that is located in Vigo 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 1,814 miles [2,919.4 km]<1> to the west of the Youngstown that is located in Vigo 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 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the south of the Youngstown that is located in Vigo 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 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Youngstown that is located in Vigo 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 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Youngstown that is located in Vigo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren 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 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Youngstown that is located in Vigo 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 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Youngstown that is located in Vigo 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 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Youngstown that is located in Vigo 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 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Youngstown that is located in Vigo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Youngstown.
    • Ontario
      • This Youngstown lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Youngstown that is located in Vigo County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Youngstown is located in Fayette County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the east of the Youngstown that is located in Vigo 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 583 miles [938.2 km] to the east of the Youngstown that is located in Vigo 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 615 miles [989.7 km] to the east northeast of the Youngstown that is located in Vigo 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 429 miles [690.4 km] to the east of the Youngstown that is located in Vigo 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 1,824 miles [2,935.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Youngstown that is located in Vigo 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 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Youngstown that is located in Vigo 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.

  • Blackhawk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackhawk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
    • Blackhawk is located in Vigo County
  • Brown Jug Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown Jug Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Jug Corner
    • Brown Jug Corner is located in Vigo County
  • Cherryvale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
    • Cherryvale is located in Clay County
  • Dewey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
    • Dewey is located in Vigo County
  • Farmersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Island
    • Hickory Island is located in Clay County
  • Lewis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Lewis is located in Vigo County
  • Marion Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
    • Marion Heights is located in Vigo County
  • Prairie Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
    • Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County
  • Toad Hop
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
    • Toad Hop is located in Vigo County
  • Twelve Points
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twelve Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Points
    • Twelve Points is located in Vigo County

How Far From Youngstown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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:

  • Terre Haute, which is the Seat of Vigo County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Youngstown to Indianapolis, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 554 miles [891.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,294 miles [10,129.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,025 miles [11,305.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,903 miles [7,890.6 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 Vigo County: www.vigocounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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: 39.3653, Longitude: -87.3815    
<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 314.26 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.775 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.147 degrees.




 

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