Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mineral Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mineral Ridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mineral Ridge
- 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 Ridge:
- 41.140058, -80.768969
- 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 Ridge
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Mahoning County
- Since Mineral Ridge is near Trumbull County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Trumbull County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Mineral Ridge ...
We found one communities that share the name Mineral Ridge.
Within Ohio, the name Mineral Ridge is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Mineral Ridge in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Boone County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Mineral Ridge [Boone County].
- Iowa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mineral Ridge ...
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 east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Corners
- Cedar Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Cedar Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
- Cedar Park is located in Trumbull County
- Cornersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- DeForest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - DeForest Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeForest Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest Junction
- DeForest Junction is located in Trumbull County
- Duck Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Duck Creek is located in Trumbull County
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Flint Hill is located in Mahoning County
- Fosterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Fosterville is located in Mahoning County
- Fourmile Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourmile Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Run
- Fourmile Run is located in Mahoning County
- Hakes Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hakes Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hakes Corners
- Hakes Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Halls Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corners
- Halls Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Herbert Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herbert Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Corners
- Herbert Corners is located in Mahoning County
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- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Howland Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howland Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Corners
- Howland Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Kyles Corners ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kyles Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Corners
- Kyles Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Lordstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Lynns Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynns Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynns Corners
- Lynns Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Rays Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
- Rays Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Soaptown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Sodom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Stony Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
- Stony Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Tiger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hilltop
How Far From Mineral Ridge to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mineral Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Mineral Ridge and extending to:
- Youngstown, which is the Seat of Mahoning County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<4> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Mineral Ridge to Columbus, with an average speed<5>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 250 miles [402.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,954 miles [9,582 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,552 miles [7,325.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mineral Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mahoning County: www.mahoningcountygov.com/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Ridge 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mineral Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mineral Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1401, Longitude: -80.7690 In this case, the coordinates for Mineral Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.032 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.214 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.522 degrees. |