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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 DeForest Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to DeForest 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 DeForest Junction:
    • 41.205335, -80.790637
    • 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 DeForest 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 Trumbull County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Trumbull County
    • Since DeForest Junction is near Franklin County and also Mahoning County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 DeForest Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near DeForest 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.

  • DeForest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • DeForest is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
  • Duck Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Duck Creek is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
  • Hakes Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hakes Corners is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hakes Corners
  • Hardscrabble
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hardscrabble is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
  • Hilltop
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Howland Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Howland Corners is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Corners
  • King Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • King Corners is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Corners
  • Lordstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
  • Mineral Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rays Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rays Corners is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
  • Soaptown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Soaptown is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soaptown

How Far From DeForest Junction 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 DeForest 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 DeForest Junction and extending to:

  • Warren, which is the Seat of Trumbull County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from DeForest 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 254 miles [408.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,952 miles [9,578.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,550 miles [7,322.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- DeForest 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 DeForest 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 DeForest Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2053, Longitude: -80.7906       In this case, the coordinates for DeForest Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.042 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.236 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.509 degrees.