Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Blue Water Manor

• 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 Blue Water Manor:
  • 41.168333, -80.917500
  • 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 Blue Water Manor

• 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 Trumbull County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trumbull County
  • Since Blue Water Manor is near Mahoning County and also Portage 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 Portage 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 Blue Water Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue Water Manor ...

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.

• Center World
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Center World is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center World
• Craig Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
• Duck Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Duck Creek is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
• Lordstown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
• Pricetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pricetown is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
• Riverview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Riverview is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Soaptown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Soaptown is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soaptown
• Sunset Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset Beach is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
• Tiger
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Tiger is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger

How Far From Blue Water Manor 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 Blue Water Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Blue Water Manor and extending to:

• Warren, which is the Seat of Trumbull County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Blue Water Manor to Columbus, with an average speed<2>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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,958 miles [9,588.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,557 miles [7,333.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'