Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Center World:
  • 41.228390, -80.909810
  • 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 Center World

• 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 Center World is near Portage County and also Mahoning County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Portage County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mahoning 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 Center World

Curious and Interesting Names Near Center World ...

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.

• Champion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Champion is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
• DeForest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • DeForest is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
• DeForest Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • DeForest Junction is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest Junction
• Delightful
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Delightful is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
• Duck Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Duck Creek is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
• Hardscrabble
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hardscrabble is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
• Lordstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
• Pricetown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pricetown is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
• Rays Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rays Corners is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
• Riverview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverview is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Soaptown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Soaptown is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soaptown
• Tiger
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Tiger is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger

How Far From Center World 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 Center World to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Warren, which is the Seat of Trumbull County, lies just to the East.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Center World 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 260 miles [418.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,955 miles [9,583.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,678 miles [10,747.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,554 miles [7,329 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'