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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 Petroleum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Petroleum and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Petroleum:
    • 41.201168, -80.536738
    • 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 Petroleum
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Trumbull County
    • Since Petroleum is near Mercer County and also Mahoning County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Petroleum

Communities Also Named Petroleum ...

We found four communities that are also named Petroleum.

Within Ohio, the name Petroleum is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Santa Cruz County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Petroleum [Santa Cruz County].
    • Indiana
      • Wells County
      • This Petroleum is located in Wells County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<2> to the west of the Petroleum that is located in Trumbull County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wells County community of Petroleum.
    • Kentucky
      • Allen County
      • This Petroleum is located in Allen County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Petroleum that is located in Trumbull County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Petroleum.
    • West Virginia
      • Ritchie County
      • This Petroleum is located in Ritchie County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Petroleum that is located in Trumbull County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ritchie County community of Petroleum.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Petroleum ...

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.

  • Bobbys Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bobbys Corners is located in Mercer County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbys Corners
  • Cedar Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Corners is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Corners
  • Clark
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Clark is located in Mercer County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark <3>
  • Coalburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Coalburg is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
  • Furnace Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Furnace Hill is located in Mercer County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
  • Geography Hall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Geography Hall is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geography Hall
  • Grove City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Halls Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Halls Corners is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corners
  • Hells Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hells Corners is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hells Corners
  • Hermitage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Corners is located in Mercer County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
  • Kansas Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Kansas Corners is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Corners
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Maplewood Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
    • Sodom
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Sodom is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
    • Trouts Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Trouts Corners is located in Mercer County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trouts Corners
    • Walnut Hill ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Wheatland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Yankee Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Yankee Hills is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hills
    • Yankee Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Petroleum and extending to:

  • Warren, which is the Seat of Trumbull County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Petroleum to Warren, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 154 miles [247.8 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 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 243 miles [391.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,942 miles [9,562.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,540 miles [7,306.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Petroleum, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Petroleum) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Petroleum 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 Petroleum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2012, Longitude: -80.5367       In this case, the coordinates for Petroleum have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.883 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.055 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.393 degrees.