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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:
    • 43.248748, -79.044230
    • 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 New York, the name Youngstown is unique.

Beyond New York, 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 1,592 miles [2,562.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Youngstown that is located in Niagara County.
    • Arkansas
      • Drew County
      • This Youngstown is located in Drew County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km]<1> to the southwest of the Youngstown that is located in Niagara 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 2,212 miles [3,559.9 km]<1> to the west of the Youngstown that is located in Niagara 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 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Youngstown that is located in Niagara 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 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Youngstown that is located in Niagara 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 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Youngstown that is located in Niagara 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 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Youngstown that is located in Niagara 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 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Youngstown that is located in Niagara 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 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Youngstown that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris 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 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Youngstown that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Youngstown.
    • Ontario
      • This Youngstown lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Youngstown that is located in Niagara County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Youngstown is located in Fayette County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the south of the Youngstown that is located in Niagara 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 262 miles [421.6 km] to the south southeast of the Youngstown that is located in Niagara 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 223 miles [358.9 km] to the southeast of the Youngstown that is located in Niagara 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 205 miles [329.9 km] to the south of the Youngstown that is located in Niagara 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 2,093 miles [3,368.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Youngstown that is located in Niagara 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 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Youngstown that is located in Niagara 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.

  • Butlersburg ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlersburg came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlersburg
  • Colonial Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Colonial Village is located in Niagara County
  • Escarpment
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escarpment have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escarpment
    • Escarpment is located in Niagara County
  • Model City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Model City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Model City
    • Model City is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Model City <6>
  • Niagara on the Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ransomville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Towers Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towers Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towers Corners
    • Towers Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Tryonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tryonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
    • Tryonville is located in Niagara County
  • Varsity Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varsity Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varsity Village
    • Varsity Village is located in Niagara 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 village 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:

  • Lockport, which is the Seat of Niagara County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Youngstown to Lockport, with an average speed<7> 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 five to six hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 269 miles [432.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 318 miles [511.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,793 miles [9,322.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,396 miles [7,074.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>

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 Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.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 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: 43.2487, Longitude: -79.0442       In this case, the coordinates for Youngstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.802 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.15 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.891 degrees.




 

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