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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 Smith Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smith 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 Smith Corners:
    • 40.990615, -80.584794
    • 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 Smith 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

Communities Also Named Smith Corners ...

We found five communities that share the name Smith Corners.

There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Smith Corners.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Marion County
      • This Smith Corners is located in Marion County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Smith Corners that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Smith Corners.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Oceana County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Smith Corners [Oceana County].
    • New York
      • Herkimer County
      • This Smith Corners is located in Herkimer County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smith Corners that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Smith Corners.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Venango County
      • This Smith Corners is located in Venango County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smith Corners that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Smith Corners.
    • Virginia
      • Dickenson County
      • This Smith Corners is located in Dickenson County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Smith Corners that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickenson County community of Smith Corners.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smith 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crab Creek Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Creek Junction
    • Crab Creek Junction is located in Mahoning County
  • Edinburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Eureka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Mahoning County
  • Five Points
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Mahoning County
  • Flint Hill ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
    • Flint Hill is located in Mahoning County
  • Fosterville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
    • Fosterville is located in Mahoning County
  • Ginger Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ginger Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hill
    • Ginger Hill is located in Mahoning County
  • Hillsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
    • Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Kyles Corners ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kyles Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Corners
      • Kyles Corners is located in Mahoning County
    • Paradise
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
      • Paradise is located in Mahoning County
    • Peanut
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peanut have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peanut
      • Peanut is located in Lawrence County (PA)
    • Poland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Poland Center
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
      • Poland Center is located in Mahoning County
    • Porters Corners
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porters Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Corners
      • Porters Corners is located in Mahoning County

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

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

  • Youngstown, which is the Seat of Mahoning County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Smith Corners to Columbus, with an average speed<5>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 236 miles [379.8 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,953 miles [9,580.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,550 miles [7,322.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smith Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mahoning County: www.mahoningcountygov.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smith Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smith Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9906, Longitude: -80.5848       In this case, the coordinates for Smith Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Smith Corners 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 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.
<6>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 Smith Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.924 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.07 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.492 degrees.




 

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