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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 Cannons Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cannons Mill and the surrounding area.
- 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 Cannons Mill:
- 40.682285, -80.610905
- 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 Cannons Mill
- 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 Columbiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbiana County
- Since Cannons Mill is near Hancock County and also Beaver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver 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 Cannons Mill
Communities Also Named Cannons Mill ...
We found one communities that are also named Cannons Mill.
Within Ohio, the name Cannons Mill is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Cannons Mill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Clinton County
- This Cannons Mill is located in Clinton County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cannons Mill that is located in Columbiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Cannons Mill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cannons Mill ...
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.
- Campus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Campus is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campus
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Congo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Congo is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Dry Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Run is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Glasgow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glasgow is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Hillcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Jethro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jethro is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jethro
- Lennyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lennyville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennyville
- Middle Beaver ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Beaver is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Beaver
- Pleasant Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Heights is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
- Rock Camp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rock Camp is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Camp
- Spring Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Sprucevale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sprucevale is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucevale
How Far From Cannons Mill 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 community such as Cannons Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cannons Mill and extending to:
- Lisbon, which is the Seat of Columbiana County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cannons Mill to Lisbon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 226 miles [363.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,968 miles [9,604.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,688 miles [10,763.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,564 miles [7,345 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Cannons Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Cannons Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cannons Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6823, Longitude: -80.6109 In this case, the coordinates for Cannons Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.955 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.059 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.616 degrees. |
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