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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 Ohlton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ohlton 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 Ohlton:
- 41.121724, -80.780080
- 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 Ohlton
- 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 Ohlton 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 Ohlton
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ohlton ...
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.
- Cornersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- DeForest
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- DeForest is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- DeForest Junction is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest Junction
- Duck Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duck Creek is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Fosterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fosterville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Fourmile Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fourmile Run is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Run
- Hakes Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hakes Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hakes Corners
- Herbert Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Herbert Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Corners
- Hilltop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Lynns Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynns Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynns Corners
- Mineral Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Soaptown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Soaptown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soaptown
- Stony Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
- Tiger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tiger is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger
How Far From Ohlton 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 Ohlton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Ohlton once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ohlton 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 140 miles [225.3 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Ohlton to Columbus, with an average speed<4>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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,955 miles [9,583.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,553 miles [7,327.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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> | 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 Ohlton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ohlton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Ohlton 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 Ohlton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1217, Longitude: -80.7801 In this case, the coordinates for Ohlton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.039 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.221 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.534 degrees. |
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