|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Struthers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Struthers 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 Struthers:
- 41.049927, -80.607559
- 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 Struthers
- 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 Struthers is near Lawrence County and also Trumbull County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Struthers
Communities Also Named Struthers ...
We found one communities that are also named Struthers.
Within Ohio, the name Struthers is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Struthers in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Struthers lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Struthers that is located in Mahoning County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Struthers ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cornersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crab Creek Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crab Creek Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Creek Junction
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Fosterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fosterville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Geography Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Geography Hall is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geography Hall
- Ginger Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ginger Hill is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hill
- Kyles Corners ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kyles Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Corners
- Poland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Poland Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poland Center is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
- Porters Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Porters Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Corners
- Scienceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Scienceville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scienceville
- Thorn Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thorn Hill is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
How Far From Struthers 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 city such as Struthers to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Struthers 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 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Struthers to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 240 miles [386.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,951 miles [9,577.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,673 miles [10,739.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,549 miles [7,320.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Struthers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Struthers 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 Struthers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0499, Longitude: -80.6076 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.935 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.091 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.481 degrees. |
|
|