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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 Fosterville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fosterville 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 Fosterville:
    • 41.077003, -80.675631
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fosterville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Fosterville ...

We found ten communities that share the name Fosterville.

There are two communities within Ohio that are also named Fosterville.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Jefferson County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Jefferson County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fosterville.
    • Preble County
      • This Fosterville is located in Preble County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Fosterville that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Fosterville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Fosterville is located in Hillsborough County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<2> to the south of the Fosterville that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Fosterville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Fosterville lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fosterville that is located in Mahoning County.
    • New York
      • Cayuga County
      • This Fosterville is located in Cayuga County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fosterville that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Fosterville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Westmoreland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Fosterville [Westmoreland County].
    • Tennessee
      • Rutherford County
      • This Fosterville is located in Rutherford County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Fosterville that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Fosterville.
    • Texas
      • Anderson County
      • This Fosterville is located in Anderson County and lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Fosterville that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Fosterville.
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Fosterville [Stafford County].
    • West Virginia
      • Boone County
      • This Fosterville is located in Boone County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Fosterville that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Fosterville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fosterville ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cornersburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
    • Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
  • Crab Creek Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Creek Junction
    • Crab Creek Junction is located in Mahoning County
  • Flint Hill ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
    • Flint Hill is located in Mahoning County
  • Fourmile Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourmile Run have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Run
    • Fourmile Run is located in Mahoning County
  • Halls Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corners
    • Halls Corners is located in Trumbull County
  • Herbert Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herbert Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Corners
    • Herbert Corners is located in Mahoning County
  • Kyles Corners ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kyles Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Corners
    • Kyles Corners is located in Mahoning County
  • Lynns Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynns Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynns Corners
    • Lynns Corners is located in Mahoning County
  • Poland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Scienceville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scienceville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scienceville
    • Scienceville is located in Mahoning County
  • Thorn Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorn Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
    • Thorn Hill is located in Mahoning County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fosterville and extending to:

  • Youngstown, which is the Seat of Mahoning County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Fosterville to Columbus, with an average speed<6>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 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,953 miles [9,580.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,550 miles [7,322.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fosterville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mahoning County: www.mahoningcountygov.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Fosterville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fosterville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fosterville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0770, Longitude: -80.6756       In this case, the coordinates for Fosterville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Fosterville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>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.
<7>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 Fosterville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.976 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.142 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.502 degrees.




 

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