Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bloody Corners:
  • 41.117557, -81.121764
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Bloody Corners

• 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 Portage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Portage County
  • Since Bloody Corners is near Mahoning County and also Trumbull County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mahoning County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trumbull 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Bloody Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bloody Corners ...

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.

• Diamond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Diamond is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
• Edinburg
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Edinburg is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
• Flicks Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Flicks Corners is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flicks Corners
• Freedom Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Freedom Station is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Station
• Greenleafs Corners ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Greenleafs Corners is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleafs Corners
• Hamlet Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamlet Park is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Park
• Industry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Industry is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
• Lloyd
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lloyd is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
• Paris
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Paris is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
• Rootstown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rootstown is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootstown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rootstown <1>
• Valley Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Valley Hills is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bloody Corners and extending to:

• Ravenna, which is the Seat of Portage County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Bloody Corners to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 264 miles [424.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,969 miles [9,606.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,692 miles [10,769.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,568 miles [7,351.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'