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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 Doughton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Doughton 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 Doughton:
    • 41.165891, -80.592018
    • 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 Doughton
  • 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 Doughton is near Mahoning County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mahoning County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Doughton

Communities Also Named Doughton ...

We found two communities that are also named Doughton.

Within Ohio, the name Doughton is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Pendleton County
      • This Doughton is located in Pendleton County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Doughton that is located in Trumbull County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pendleton County community of Doughton.
    • North Carolina
      • Wilkes County
      • This Doughton is located in Wilkes County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the south of the Doughton that is located in Trumbull County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Doughton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Doughton ...

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.

  • Cedar Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Corners is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Corners
  • Cedar Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Park is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
  • Coalburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Coalburg is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
  • Geography Hall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Geography Hall is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geography Hall
  • Halls Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Halls Corners is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corners
  • Hells Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hells Corners is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hells Corners
  • Kansas Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kansas Corners is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Corners
  • Maplewood Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
  • Petroleum
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Petroleum is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
  • Scienceville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Scienceville is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scienceville
  • Sodom
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sodom is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
  • Thorn Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Thorn Hill is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Doughton once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Doughton and extending to:

  • Warren, which is the Seat of Trumbull County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Doughton to Warren, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 150 miles [241.4 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 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 244 miles [392.7 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 5,945 miles [9,567.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,543 miles [7,311.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Doughton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Doughton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Doughton 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 Doughton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1659, Longitude: -80.5920       In this case, the coordinates for Doughton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.92 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.091 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.431 degrees.