Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lake Milton:
  • 41.099502, -80.970368
  • 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 Lake Milton

• 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 Lake Milton is near Portage County and also Trumbull County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Portage County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trumbull 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 Lake Milton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Milton ...

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.

• Craig Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
• Diamond
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Diamond is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
• Flicks Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Flicks Corners is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flicks Corners
• Fredericksburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fredericksburg is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
• Lloyd
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lloyd is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
• Pricetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pricetown is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
• Shillings Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Shillings Mill is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillings Mill
• Sunset Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sunset Beach is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
• Tiger
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Tiger is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lake Milton and extending to:

• Youngstown, which is the Seat of Mahoning County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Milton to Youngstown, with an average speed<2> 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 131 miles [210.8 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 257 miles [413.6 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<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,686 miles [10,760.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,562 miles [7,341.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'