Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 North Lima:
  • 40.948166, -80.658491
  • 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 North Lima

• 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 North Lima is near Columbiana County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbiana County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 North Lima

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Lima ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Boardman is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boardman <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Boardman
  • From North Lima to Boardman
• Eureka
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Eureka is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Five Points
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Five Points is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Ginger Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ginger Hill is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hill
• Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Island is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
• Locust Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Locust Grove is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Paradise
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Paradise is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
• Poland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Poland is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Poland
  • From North Lima to Poland
• Porters Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Porters Corners is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Corners

How Far From North Lima 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 North Lima to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in North Lima and extending to:

• Youngstown, which is the Seat of Mahoning County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from North Lima to Youngstown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 238 miles [383 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 5,958 miles [9,588.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,555 miles [7,330.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'