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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 Crab Creek Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crab Creek Junction and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Crab Creek Junction:
    • 41.083392, -80.616463
    • 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 Crab Creek Junction
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mahoning County
    • Since Crab Creek Junction is near Trumbull County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Trumbull County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Crab Creek Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crab Creek Junction ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Corners is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Corners
  • Cedar Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Park is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
  • Cornersburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
  • Flint Hill ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Flint Hill is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Fosterville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fosterville is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
  • Geography Hall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Geography Hall is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geography Hall
  • Halls Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Halls Corners is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corners
  • Hells Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hells Corners is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hells Corners
  • Kansas Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kansas Corners is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Corners
  • Kyles Corners ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Kyles Corners is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Corners
  • Maplewood Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Poland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Poland Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Poland Center is located in Mahoning County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
    • Scienceville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Scienceville is located in Mahoning County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scienceville
    • Thorn Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Thorn Hill is located in Mahoning County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill

How Far From Crab Creek Junction 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 Crab Creek Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Youngstown, which is the Seat of Mahoning County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 146 miles [235 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Crab Creek Junction 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 242 miles [389.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,950 miles [9,575.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,672 miles [10,737.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,548 miles [7,319.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crab Creek Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Crab Creek Junction 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 Crab Creek Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0834, Longitude: -80.6165       In this case, the coordinates for Crab Creek Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.939 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.101 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.473 degrees.