Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Homeworth:
  • 40.835336, -81.065929
  • 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 Homeworth

• 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 Homeworth is near Stark County and also Mahoning County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stark County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mahoning 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 Homeworth

Curious and Interesting Names Near Homeworth ...

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.

• Alliance
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Alliance is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <1>
• Alliance Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
• Bolton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bolton is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
• Damascus
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Damascus is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <1>
• Freeburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Freeburg is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
• Hillcrest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillcrest is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Lynchburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynchburg is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
• Maple Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
• Minerva
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Minerva is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minerva <1>
• New Garden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • New Garden is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
• Paris
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Paris is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
• Reading
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Reading is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
• Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Valley is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley

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

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

• Lisbon, which is the Seat of Columbiana County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Homeworth to Lisbon, 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 five to six hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 251 miles [403.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,701 miles [10,784.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,577 miles [7,366 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'