Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Geeburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Geeburg and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Geeburg

• 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 Geeburg:
  • 41.048947, -80.838416
  • 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 Geeburg

• 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 Geeburg is near Trumbull County and also Portage 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 Portage 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 Geeburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Geeburg ...

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.

• Cornersburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
• Dublin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dublin is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
• Fourmile Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fourmile Run is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Run
• Fredericksburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fredericksburg is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
• Herbert Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Herbert Corners is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Corners
• Hickory Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
• Lynns Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lynns Corners is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynns Corners
• Mineral Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mineral Ridge is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Ridge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Ridge <1>
• Shillings Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Shillings Mill is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillings Mill
• Soaptown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Soaptown is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soaptown
• Stony Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stony Ridge is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
• Tiger
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tiger is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger
• Toots Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Toots Corners is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toots Corners

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

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

• Youngstown, which is the Seat of Mahoning County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Geeburg to Youngstown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 135 miles [217.3 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 250 miles [402.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four 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 5,960 miles [9,591.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,558 miles [7,335.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'