Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Phalanx, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Phalanx and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Phalanx
- 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 Phalanx:
- 41.260986, -80.978639
- 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 Phalanx
- 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 Phalanx is near Portage County and also Geauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Portage County
- eBird sighting report for Geauga 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 Phalanx ...
We found two communities that share the name Phalanx.
There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Phalanx.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Phalanx in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Phalanx ...
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.
- Center World
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center World have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center World
- Center World is located in Trumbull County
- Champion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Delightful
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Drakesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Duck Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Duck Creek is located in Trumbull County
- Greenleafs Corners ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenleafs Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleafs Corners
- Greenleafs Corners is located in Portage County
- Hardscrabble
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardscrabble have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
- Hardscrabble is located in Trumbull County
- Lordstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Nelson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Nelson is located in Portage County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <4>
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Pricetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
How Far From Phalanx 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 Phalanx to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Phalanx and extending to:
- Warren, which is the Seat of Trumbull County, lies just to the East.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Phalanx to Columbus, with an average speed<5>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 264 miles [424.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,556 miles [7,332.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Phalanx. 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 Phalanx, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Phalanx) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Phalanx. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2610, Longitude: -80.9786 |
| <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 Phalanx 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 310.157 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.375 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.576 degrees. |