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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 Pricetown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pricetown 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 Pricetown:
    • 41.134224, -80.966479
    • 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 Pricetown
  • 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 Pricetown is near Portage County and also Trumbull County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Portage 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 Pricetown

Communities Also Named Pricetown ...

We found eight communities that are also named Pricetown.

There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Pricetown.

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

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Highland County
      • This Pricetown is located in Highland County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pricetown that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Pricetown.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Casey County
      • This Pricetown is located in Casey County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pricetown that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Casey County community of Pricetown.
      • Fayette County
      • This Pricetown is located in Fayette County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km] to the southwest of the Pricetown that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Pricetown.
    • Louisiana
      • Jefferson Parish
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Pricetown [Jefferson Parish].
    • North Carolina
      • Wayne County
      • This Pricetown is located in Wayne County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pricetown that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Pricetown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Pricetown is located in Berks County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the east of the Pricetown that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Pricetown.
    • West Virginia
      • Lewis County
      • This Pricetown is located in Lewis County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the south of the Pricetown that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Pricetown.
      • Wetzel County
      • This Pricetown is located in Wetzel County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the south southeast of the Pricetown that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Pricetown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pricetown ...

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.

  • Craig Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
  • Diamond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Diamond is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Duck Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Duck Creek is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
  • Flicks Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Flicks Corners is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flicks Corners
  • Fredericksburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Fredericksburg is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Lloyd
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lloyd is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
  • Lordstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
  • Paris
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Paris is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Riverview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Riverview is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Shillings Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Shillings Mill is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillings Mill
  • Sunset Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sunset Beach is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
  • Tiger
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Tiger is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger

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

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

  • Youngstown, which is the Seat of Mahoning County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Pricetown to Youngstown, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,962 miles [9,594.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,560 miles [7,338.6 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 from Point A (ie- Pricetown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Pricetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Pricetown 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 Pricetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1342, Longitude: -80.9665       In this case, the coordinates for Pricetown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.156 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.354 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.616 degrees.