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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 Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Island 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 Island:
    • 40.915059, -80.745633
    • 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 Island
  • 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 Mahoning County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mahoning County
    • Since Island is near Columbiana County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbiana 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 Island

Communities Also Named Island ...

We found nineteen communities that are also named Island.

Within Ohio, the name Island is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Sebastian County
      • This Island is located in Sebastian County and lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Island that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sebastian County community of Island.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Island is located in New Castle County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Island that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Island.
      • Sussex County
      • This Island is located in Sussex County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km] to the east southeast of the Island that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Island.
    • Florida
      • Osceola County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Island [Osceola County].
    • Illinois
      • Lawrence County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Island [Lawrence County].
    • Kansas
      • Neosho County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Island [Neosho County].
    • Kentucky
      • McLean County
      • This Island is located in McLean County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Island that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Island.
    • Louisiana
      • Iberville Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Island [Iberville Parish].
      • Pointe Coupee Parish
      • This Island is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 923 miles [1,485.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Island that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Island.
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Island is located in Worcester County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Island that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Island.
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Island is located in Saint Louis County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Island that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Island.
    • New York
      • New York County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Island [New York County].
    • Ontario
      • This Island lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Island that is located in Mahoning County.
    • Oregon
      • Clackamas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Island [Clackamas County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clinton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Island [Clinton County].
    • Texas
      • Galveston County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Island [Galveston County].
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Island [Madison County].
    • Vermont
      • Windsor County
      • This Island is located in Windsor County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Island that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Island.
    • Virginia
      • Goochland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Island [Goochland County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Island ...

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.

  • Dublin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Dublin is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Eureka
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Eureka is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Five Points
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Points is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Hickory Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
  • Locust Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Locust Grove is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Longs Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Longs Crossing is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Crossing
  • Paradise
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Paradise is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Porters Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Porters Corners is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Corners
  • Toots Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Toots Corners is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toots Corners
  • Unionville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Unionville is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

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

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

  • Youngstown, which is the Seat of Mahoning County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Island to Youngstown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 134 miles [215.7 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 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 240 miles [386.2 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 5,963 miles [9,596.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,560 miles [7,338.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Island could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Island 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 Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9151, Longitude: -80.7456       In this case, the coordinates for Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.028 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.176 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.593 degrees.