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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 Poland Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poland Center 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 Poland Center:
- 41.023948, -80.567294
- 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 Poland Center
- 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 Poland Center is near Lawrence County and also Trumbull County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trumbull 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 Poland Center
Communities Also Named Poland Center ...
We found one communities that are also named Poland Center.
Within Ohio, the name Poland Center is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Poland Center in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Poland Center is located in Chautauqua County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Poland Center that is located in Mahoning County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Poland Center.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poland Center ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crab Creek Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crab Creek Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Creek Junction
- Edinburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Fosterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fosterville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Geography Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Geography Hall is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geography Hall
- Ginger Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ginger Hill is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hill
- Hillsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Kyles Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kyles Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Corners
- Peanut
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Peanut is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peanut
- Poland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Porters Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Porters Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Corners
- Scienceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scienceville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scienceville
How Far From Poland Center 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 Poland Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Poland Center and extending to:
- Youngstown, which is the Seat of Mahoning County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Poland Center to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 237 miles [381.4 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 5,951 miles [9,577.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,672 miles [10,737.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,548 miles [7,319.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Poland Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Poland Center 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 Poland Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0239, Longitude: -80.5673 In this case, the coordinates for Poland Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.911 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.06 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.472 degrees. |
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