Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Toots Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Toots Corners and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Toots Corners

• 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 Toots Corners:
  • 40.988114, -80.797858
  • 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 Toots Corners

• 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 Toots Corners is near Columbiana County and also Trumbull County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbiana 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 Toots Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Toots 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Boardman is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boardman <1>
• Cornersburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
• Dublin
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Dublin is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
• Eureka
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Eureka is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Herbert Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Herbert Corners is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Corners
• Hickory Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
• Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Island is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
• Locust Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Locust Grove is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Lynns Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynns Corners is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynns Corners
• Paradise
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Paradise is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
• Stony Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Stony Ridge is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
• Yankee Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Yankee Crossing is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Crossing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Toots Corners and extending to:

• Youngstown, which is the Seat of Mahoning County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Toots Corners to Youngstown, with an average speed<3> 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 134 miles [215.7 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 245 miles [394.3 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 5,961 miles [9,593.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,559 miles [7,337 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'