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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 Sodom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sodom 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 Sodom:
- 41.182091, -80.642135
- 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 Sodom
- 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 Trumbull County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trumbull County
- Since Sodom is near Mahoning County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mahoning County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Sodom
Communities Also Named Sodom ...
We found ten communities that are also named Sodom.
There are two communities within Ohio that are also named Sodom.
Beyond Ohio, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Champaign County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Champaign County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Sodom.
- Miami County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sodom [Miami County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Litchfield County
- This Sodom is located in Litchfield County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<2> to the east of the Sodom that is located in Trumbull County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Sodom.
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- This Sodom is located in Cumberland County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Sodom that is located in Trumbull County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Sodom.
- Oxford County
- This Sodom is located in Oxford County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km] to the east northeast of the Sodom that is located in Trumbull County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Sodom.
- New York
- Putnam County
- This Sodom is located in Putnam County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<2> to the east of the Sodom that is located in Trumbull County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Sodom.
- Warren County
- This Sodom is located in Warren County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km] to the east northeast of the Sodom that is located in Trumbull County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Sodom.
- North Carolina
- Madison 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 North Carolina community of Sodom [Madison County].
- Vermont
- Bennington County
- This Sodom is located in Bennington County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Sodom that is located in Trumbull County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bennington County community of Sodom.
- West Virginia
- Logan County
- This Sodom is located in Logan County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Sodom that is located in Trumbull County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Sodom.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sodom ...
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.
- Cedar Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Corners
- Cedar Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Park is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
- Coalburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Geography Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Geography Hall is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geography Hall
- Hakes Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hakes Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hakes Corners
- Halls Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Halls Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corners
- Hells Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hells Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hells Corners
- Hilltop
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kansas Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kansas Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Corners
- Maplewood Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Petroleum
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Scienceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scienceville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scienceville
- Thorn Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Thorn Hill is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
How Far From Sodom 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 Sodom to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sodom and extending to:
- Warren, which is the Seat of Trumbull County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sodom to Warren, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 148 miles [238.2 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 247 miles [397.5 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 5,947 miles [9,570.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,545 miles [7,314.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Sodom, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sodom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Sodom 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> | 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 Sodom 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 Sodom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1821, Longitude: -80.6421 In this case, the coordinates for Sodom have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.95 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.128 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.449 degrees. |
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