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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Petroleum
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Petroleum ...
We found four communities that share the name Petroleum.
Within Ohio, the name Petroleum is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- West Virginia
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bobbys Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbys Corners
- Bobbys Corners is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Cedar Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Corners
- Cedar Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Clark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Clark is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark <4>
- Coalburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Furnace Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Furnace Hill is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Geography Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geography Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geography Hall
- Geography Hall is located in Mahoning County
- Grove City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Grove City is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <4>
- Halls Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corners
- Halls Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Hells Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hells Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hells Corners
- Hells Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Hermitage
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Hermitage is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,468 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <4>
- Hickory Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Hickory Corners is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Kansas Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Corners
- Kansas Corners is located in Trumbull County
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- Maplewood Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County
- Sodom
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Trouts Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trouts Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trouts Corners
- Trouts Corners is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Walnut Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Trumbull County
- Wheatland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Wheatland is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Estimated population in 2015: 611 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <4>
- Yankee Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hills
- Yankee Hills is located in Trumbull County
- Yankee Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Maplewood Park
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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,540 miles [7,306.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Petroleum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 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.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). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.883 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.055 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.393 degrees. |