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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 Howland Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Howland 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 Howland Corners:
- 41.238391, -80.740635
- 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 Howland 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 Howland Corners is near Franklin County and also Mahoning County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Howland Corners
Communities Also Named Howland Corners ...
We found one communities that are also named Howland Corners.
Within Ohio, the name Howland Corners is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Howland Corners in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Tompkins County
- This Howland Corners is located in Tompkins County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Howland Corners that is located in Trumbull County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tompkins County community of Howland Corners.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Howland 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Corners
- Cedar Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Park is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
- Champion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Champion is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- DeForest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- DeForest is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- DeForest Junction is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest Junction
- Fowler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fowler is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Hakes Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hakes Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hakes Corners
- Hardscrabble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hardscrabble is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
- Hilltop
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- King Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- King Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Corners
- Mineral Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nutwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nutwood is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Rays Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rays Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
- Soaptown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Soaptown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soaptown
- Sodom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
How Far From Howland Corners 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 Howland Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Howland Corners and extending to:
- Warren, which is the Seat of Trumbull County, lies just to the West.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Howland Corners to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 253 miles [407.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five 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 5,948 miles [9,572.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,671 miles [10,735.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,547 miles [7,317.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Howland Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Howland 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 Howland Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2384, Longitude: -80.7406 In this case, the coordinates for Howland Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.009 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.204 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.474 degrees. |
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