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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 Misner Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Misner 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 Misner Corners:
- 41.035892, -80.797025
- 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 Misner 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 Mahoning County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mahoning County
- Since Misner Corners is near Trumbull County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trumbull County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Misner Corners
Curious and Interesting Names Near Misner 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.
- Boardman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cornersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Dublin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Fosterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fosterville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Fourmile Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fourmile Run is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Run
- Herbert Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Herbert Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Corners
- Hickory Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Kyles Corners ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kyles Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Corners
- Locust Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lynns Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lynns Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynns Corners
- Mineral Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Paradise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Soaptown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Soaptown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soaptown
- Stony Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stony Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
- Toots Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Toots Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toots Corners
How Far From Misner Corners 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 Misner Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Misner Corners and extending to:
- Youngstown, which is the Seat of Mahoning County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Misner 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 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 247 miles [397.5 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 5,959 miles [9,590.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,557 miles [7,333.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Misner Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Misner 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 Misner Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0359, Longitude: -80.7970 In this case, the coordinates for Misner Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.054 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.224 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.573 degrees. |
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