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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 Freeburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Freeburg 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 Freeburg:
    • 40.833670, -81.148156
    • 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 Freeburg
  • 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 Stark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stark County
    • Since Freeburg is near Columbiana County and also Mahoning County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbiana 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 Freeburg

Communities Also Named Freeburg ...

We found four communities that are also named Freeburg.

Within Ohio, the name Freeburg is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Freeburg is located in Saint Clair County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Freeburg that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Freeburg.
    • Minnesota
      • Houston County
      • This Freeburg is located in Houston County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Freeburg that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Freeburg.
    • Missouri
      • Osage County
      • This Freeburg is located in Osage County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Freeburg that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Freeburg.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Snyder County
      • This Freeburg is located in Snyder County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the east of the Freeburg that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snyder County community of Freeburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Freeburg ...

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.

  • Alliance
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bolton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bolton is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Harrisburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Harrisburg is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Hillcrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hillcrest is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Homeworth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Louisville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Maple Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
  • Minerva
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Paris
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Paris is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Reading
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Reading is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Robertsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Robertsville is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville

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

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

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Stark County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Freeburg to Canton, 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 113 miles [181.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 255 miles [410.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 5,982 miles [9,627.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,705 miles [10,790.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,580 miles [7,370.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Freeburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Freeburg 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 Freeburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8337, Longitude: -81.1482       In this case, the coordinates for Freeburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.283 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.454 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.807 degrees.