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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 Porters Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Porters Corners 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 Porters Corners:
- 40.987837, -80.633685
- 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 Porters Corners
- 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 Porters Corners is near Columbiana County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbiana County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Porters Corners
Communities Also Named Porters Corners ...
We found one communities that are also named Porters Corners.
Within Ohio, the name Porters Corners is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Porters Corners in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Crawford County
- This Porters Corners is located in Crawford County and lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Porters Corners that is located in Mahoning County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Porters Corners.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Porters Corners ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Crab Creek Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crab Creek Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Creek Junction
- Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Fosterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fosterville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Ginger Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ginger Hill is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hill
- Kyles Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kyles Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Corners
- Lynns Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynns Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynns Corners
- Paradise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Poland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Poland Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Poland Center is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
How Far From Porters Corners 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 Porters Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Porters Corners and extending to:
- Youngstown, which is the Seat of Mahoning County, lies just to the North.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Porters Corners 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 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 238 miles [383 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 5,955 miles [9,583.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,552 miles [7,325.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Porters Corners) 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 Porters Corners 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 Porters Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9878, Longitude: -80.6337 In this case, the coordinates for Porters Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.955 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.104 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.515 degrees. |
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