Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Greenford:
  • 40.944045, -80.791126
  • 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 Greenford

• 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 Greenford is near Columbiana County and also Portage 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 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 Greenford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenford ...

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.

• Dublin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dublin is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
• Eureka
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Eureka is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Five Points
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Five Points is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Herbert Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Herbert Corners is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Corners
• Hickory Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hickory Corners
  • From Greenford to Hickory Corners
• Island
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Island is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
• Locust Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Locust Grove is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Longs Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Longs Crossing is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Crossing
• Lynns Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lynns Corners is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynns Corners
• Paradise
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Paradise is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
• Toots Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Toots Corners is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toots Corners
• Unionville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Unionville is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
• Willow Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow Grove is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
• Yankee Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Yankee Crossing is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Crossing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Greenford and extending to:

• Youngstown, which is the Seat of Mahoning County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Greenford to Youngstown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 133 miles [214 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 243 miles [391.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,963 miles [9,596.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,561 miles [7,340.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'