Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Niles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Niles and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Niles
- 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 Niles:
- 41.182696, -80.759654
- 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 Niles
- 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 Trumbull County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Trumbull County
- Since Niles is near Franklin County and also Mahoning County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Mahoning 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 Niles ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Niles.
There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Niles.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Boone 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 Iowa community of Niles [Boone County].
- Floyd 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 Iowa community of Niles [Floyd County].
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Berrien County
- This Niles is located in Berrien County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<2> to the west of the Niles that is located in Trumbull County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Niles.
- Oakland 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 Michigan community of Niles [Oakland County].
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New York
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Harris 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 Texas community of Niles [Harris County].
- Lee 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 Niles [Lee County].
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Niles ...
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.
- DeForest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - DeForest Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeForest Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest Junction
- DeForest Junction is located in Trumbull County
- Fourmile Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourmile Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Run
- Fourmile Run is located in Mahoning County
- Hakes Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hakes Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hakes Corners
- Hakes Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Howland Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howland Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Corners
- Howland Corners is located in Trumbull County
- King Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Corners
- King Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Mineral Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Ridge
- Mineral Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Ridge <6>
- Rays Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
- Rays Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Soaptown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Niles 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 city such as Niles to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Niles and extending to:
- Warren, which is the Seat of Trumbull County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Niles to Columbus, with an average speed<7>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 252 miles [405.6 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<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,951 miles [9,577.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,550 miles [7,322.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Niles: www.thecityofniles.com/
The official website for Trumbull County: www.co.trumbull.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 Niles, 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- Niles) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Niles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1827, Longitude: -80.7597 |
| <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 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 Niles 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Niles to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.024 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.212 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.503 degrees. |