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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 Hells Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hells Corners and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hells Corners:
- 41.141724, -80.549516
- 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 Hells Corners
- 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 Hells Corners is near Mahoning County and also Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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 Hells Corners
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hells Corners ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Corners
- Cedar Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Park is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
- Coalburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Crab Creek Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crab Creek Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Creek Junction
- Furnace Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace Hill is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Geography Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Geography Hall is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geography Hall
- Halls Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Halls Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corners
- Kansas Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kansas Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Corners
- Maplewood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Petroleum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Petroleum is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Scienceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scienceville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scienceville
- Sodom
(5 miles [8 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 west)
- Thorn Hill is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Wheatland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Hells Corners to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hells Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hells Corners and extending to:
- Warren, which is the Seat of Trumbull County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hells Corners to Warren, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 151 miles [243 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 241 miles [387.9 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 6,667 miles [10,729.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,542 miles [7,309.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hells Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hells Corners 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 Hells Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1417, Longitude: -80.5495 In this case, the coordinates for Hells Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.894 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.059 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.42 degrees. |
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