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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Salow Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Salow Corners 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 Salow Corners:
    • 41.213668, -80.548683
    • 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 Salow Corners
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Salow 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.

  • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbys Corners
    • Bobbys Corners is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • 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.<1> 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 <2>
  • Coalburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
    • Coalburg is located in Trumbull 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.<1> 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 <2>
  • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hells Corners
    • Hells Corners is located in Trumbull County
  • Kansas Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Corners
    • Kansas Corners is located in Trumbull County
  • Petroleum
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petroleum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
    • Petroleum is located in Trumbull County
  • Trouts Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trouts Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Walnut Hill is located in Trumbull County
  • Wheatland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Yankee Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hills
    • Yankee Hills is located in Trumbull County
  • Yankee Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Salow Corners and extending to:

  • Warren, which is the Seat of Trumbull County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Salow Corners to Warren, with an average speed<4> 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 244 miles [392.7 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,540 miles [7,306.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Salow Corners. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Salow Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Salow Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2137, Longitude: -80.5487       In this case, the coordinates for Salow Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Salow Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.89 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.065 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.394 degrees.









 

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