Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Canfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Canfield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Canfield
- 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 Canfield:
- 41.031503, -80.767035
- 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 Canfield
- 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 Mahoning County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mahoning County
- Since Canfield is near Trumbull County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Trumbull County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Canfield ...
We found nine communities that share the name Canfield.
Within Ohio, the name Canfield is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Idaho
- Iowa
- Michigan
- North Dakota
- Ontario
- This Canfield lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Canfield that is located in Mahoning County.
- West Virginia
- Braxton County
- This Canfield is located in Braxton County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the south of the Canfield that is located in Mahoning County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Braxton County community of Canfield.
- Randolph County
- This Canfield is located in Randolph County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the south southeast of the Canfield that is located in Mahoning County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Canfield.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Canfield ...
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.
- Boardman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Boardman is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boardman <3>
- Cornersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Dublin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Flint Hill is located in Mahoning County
- Fosterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Fosterville is located in Mahoning County
- Fourmile Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourmile Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Run
- Fourmile Run is located in Mahoning County
- Herbert Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herbert Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Corners
- Herbert Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Hickory Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Kyles Corners ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kyles Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Corners
- Kyles Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Locust Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Mahoning County
- Lynns Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynns Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynns Corners
- Lynns Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Paradise
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Stony Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
- Stony Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Toots Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toots Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toots Corners
- Toots Corners is located in Mahoning County
How Far From Canfield to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Canfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Canfield and extending to:
- Youngstown, which is the Seat of Mahoning County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Canfield to Columbus, with an average speed<5>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 246 miles [395.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,556 miles [7,332.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Canfield: www.ci.canfield.oh.us/
The official website for Mahoning County: www.mahoningcountygov.com/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Canfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Canfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0315, Longitude: -80.7670 In this case, the coordinates for Canfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Canfield 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Canfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.036 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.203 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.561 degrees. |