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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 Thorn Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thorn Hill 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 Thorn Hill:
    • 41.124225, -80.616185
    • 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 Thorn Hill
  • 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 Thorn Hill is near Trumbull County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Trumbull 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 Thorn Hill

Communities Also Named Thorn Hill ...

We found six communities that are also named Thorn Hill.

Within Ohio, the name Thorn Hill is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Thorn Hill [Marion County].
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Thorn Hill is located in Cook County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Thorn Hill that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Thorn Hill.
    • Kentucky
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Thorn Hill [Franklin County].
    • New York
      • Onondaga County
      • This Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Thorn Hill that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Thorn Hill.
    • Tennessee
      • Grainger County
      • This Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Thorn Hill that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grainger County community of Thorn Hill.
    • Texas
      • Comal County
      • This Thorn Hill is located in Comal County and lies 1,254 miles [2,018.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Thorn Hill that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comal County community of Thorn Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thorn Hill ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Corners is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Corners
  • Cedar Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Park is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
  • Coalburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Coalburg is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
  • Crab Creek Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Crab Creek Junction is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Creek Junction
  • Flint Hill ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Flint Hill is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Fosterville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fosterville is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
  • Geography Hall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Geography Hall is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geography Hall
  • Halls Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Halls Corners is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corners
  • Hells Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hells Corners is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hells Corners
  • Kansas Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kansas Corners is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Corners
  • Kyles Corners ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kyles Corners is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Corners
  • Maplewood Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
  • Scienceville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Scienceville is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scienceville
  • Sodom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sodom is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom

How Far From Thorn Hill 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 community such as Thorn Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Youngstown, which is the Seat of Mahoning County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Thorn Hill 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 243 miles [391.1 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 5,948 miles [9,572.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,670 miles [10,734.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,546 miles [7,316.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Thorn Hill 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thorn Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Thorn Hill 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 Thorn Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1242, Longitude: -80.6162       In this case, the coordinates for Thorn Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.937 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.104 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.458 degrees.