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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 Highlandtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highlandtown 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 Highlandtown:
    • 40.634229, -80.756745
    • 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 Highlandtown
  • 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 Columbiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbiana County
    • Since Highlandtown is near Jefferson County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Highlandtown

Communities Also Named Highlandtown ...

We found one communities that are also named Highlandtown.

Within Ohio, the name Highlandtown is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Highlandtown in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore City
      • This Highlandtown is located in Baltimore City and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Highlandtown that is located in Columbiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Highlandtown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Highlandtown ...

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.

  • Campus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Campus is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campus
  • Congo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Congo is located in Hancock County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
  • Cream City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cream City is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
  • Diamond Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Diamond Valley is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Valley
  • Glasgow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Glasgow is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Haysville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Haysville is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
  • Hillcrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hillcrest is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Irondale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
  • Lennyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lennyville is located in Hancock County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennyville
  • Rock Camp
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Camp is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Camp
  • Spring Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Spring Grove is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Summitville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Summitville is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Vulcan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Vulcan is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
  • Yellow Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Yellow Creek is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek

How Far From Highlandtown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Highlandtown to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Lisbon, which is the Seat of Columbiana County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Highlandtown to Lisbon, with an average speed<2> 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 126 miles [202.8 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 230 miles [370.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,696 miles [10,776.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,572 miles [7,357.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Highlandtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Highlandtown 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 Highlandtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6342, Longitude: -80.7567       In this case, the coordinates for Highlandtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.048 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.157 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.699 degrees.