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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 Mineral City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mineral City 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 Mineral City:
    • 40.601744, -81.361013
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mineral City
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Mineral City ...

We found seven communities that share the name Mineral City.

Within Ohio, the name Mineral City is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Mineral City #
      • This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=40.601744&lon=-81.361013&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Mineral City.
    • Illinois
      • Hardin County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Mineral City [Hardin County].
    • Indiana
      • Greene County
      • This Mineral City is located in Greene County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Mineral City that is located in Tuscarawas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Mineral City.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Francois County
      • This Mineral City is located in Saint Francois County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Mineral City that is located in Tuscarawas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Mineral City.
    • New Mexico
      • San Miguel County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in San Miguel County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Mineral City.
    • Oklahoma
      • Beaver County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Mineral City [Beaver County].
    • West Virginia
      • Logan County
      • This Mineral City is located in Logan County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<2> to the south of the Mineral City that is located in Tuscarawas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Mineral City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mineral City ...

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.

  • Arrowhead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowhead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
    • Arrowhead is located in Carroll County
  • Dutchtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
    • Dutchtown is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Egypt ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Heritage Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
    • Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Lakeview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Carroll County
  • Magnolia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in Stark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <5>
  • New England ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New England have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
    • New England is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Reeds Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Run
    • Reeds Run is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Sandyville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
    • Sandyville is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Sunset Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley
    • Sunset Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Valley Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
    • Valley Junction is located in Tuscarawas County

How Far From Mineral City 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 village such as Mineral City to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • New Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Tuscarawas County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Mineral City to Columbus, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 257 miles [413.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,001 miles [9,657.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,723 miles [10,819.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,599 miles [7,401.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mineral City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tuscarawas County: www.co.tuscarawas.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mineral City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mineral City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mineral City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6017, Longitude: -81.3610       In this case, the coordinates for Mineral City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Mineral City 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Mineral City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.426 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.581 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.987 degrees.









 

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