Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Herner Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Herner Corners and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Herner Corners
- 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 Herner Corners:
- 41.370889, -80.990093
- 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 Herner 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:
- eBird sighting report for Trumbull County
- Since Herner Corners is near Geauga County and also Portage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Geauga County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Herner 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.
- Bundysburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bundysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundysburg
- Bundysburg is located in Geauga County
- Center World
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center World have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center World
- Center World is located in Trumbull County
- Champion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Clover Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clover Hill is located in Trumbull County
- Delightful
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Drakesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Hardscrabble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardscrabble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
- Hardscrabble is located in Trumbull County
- Huntsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Maple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Geauga County
- Nelson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Nelson is located in Portage County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <2>
- Popes Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popes Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Corners
- Popes Corners is located in Geauga County
How Far From Herner 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 Herner Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Herner Corners and extending to:
- Warren, which is the Seat of Trumbull County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Herner Corners to Warren, with an average speed<4> 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 142 miles [228.5 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 269 miles [432.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,952 miles [9,578.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,552 miles [7,325.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Herner Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Trumbull County: www.co.trumbull.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Herner Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Herner Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3709, Longitude: -80.9901 In this case, the coordinates for Herner Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Herner Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.159 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.394 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.541 degrees. |