Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Saratoga, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saratoga and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Saratoga
- 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 Saratoga:
- 40.765616, -80.742021
- 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 Saratoga
- 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 Columbiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Columbiana County
- Since Saratoga is near Mahoning County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mahoning County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Saratoga ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Saratoga.
There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Saratoga.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 24 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Illinois
- Grundy County
- This Saratoga is located in Grundy County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<2> to the west of the Saratoga that is located in Columbiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Saratoga.
- Union County
- This Saratoga is located in Union County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km] to the west southwest of the Saratoga that is located in Columbiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Saratoga.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- This Saratoga lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<2> to the north of the Saratoga that is located in Columbiana County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Clarke County
- This Saratoga is located in Clarke County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Saratoga that is located in Columbiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Saratoga.
- Fairfax County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Saratoga [Fairfax County].
- Stafford County
- This Saratoga is located in Stafford County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km] to the southeast of the Saratoga that is located in Columbiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Saratoga.
- Washington
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saratoga ...
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.
- Campus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Jordanville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordanville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
- Jordanville is located in Columbiana County
- Lisbon
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Lisbon is located in Columbiana County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,626 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <5>
- Lockbridge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockbridge
- Lockbridge is located in Columbiana County
- Logtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Longs Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longs Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Crossing
- Longs Crossing is located in Columbiana County
- Middle Beaver ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Beaver
- Middle Beaver is located in Columbiana County
- Newhouse ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Rock Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Rogers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Rogers is located in Columbiana County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <5>
- Signal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Columbiana County
How Far From Saratoga 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 Saratoga to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Saratoga once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Saratoga and extending to:
- Lisbon, which is the Seat of Columbiana County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Saratoga to Columbus, with an average speed<6>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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 235 miles [378.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,969 miles [9,606.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,690 miles [10,766.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,566 miles [7,348.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Columbiana County: www.columbianacounty.org/
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 Saratoga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saratoga) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saratoga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7656, Longitude: -80.7420 In this case, the coordinates for Saratoga have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Saratoga could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Saratoga to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.033 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.159 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.645 degrees. |