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

When in Washingtonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Washingtonville 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 Washingtonville:
    • 40.900639, -80.763950
    • 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 Washingtonville
  • 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 Washingtonville ...

We found five communities that share the name Washingtonville.

Within Ohio, the name Washingtonville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Somerset County
      • This Washingtonville is located in Somerset County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the east of the Washingtonville that is located in Columbiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Washingtonville.
      • Sussex County
      • This Washingtonville is located in Sussex County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km] to the east of the Washingtonville that is located in Columbiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Washingtonville.
    • New York
      • Orange County
      • This Washingtonville is located in Orange County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the east of the Washingtonville that is located in Columbiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Washingtonville.
      • Westchester 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 New York community of Washingtonville [Westchester County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montour County
      • This Washingtonville is located in Montour County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the east of the Washingtonville that is located in Columbiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montour County community of Washingtonville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Washingtonville ...

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.

  • Dublin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Dublin is located in Mahoning County
  • Eureka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Mahoning County
  • Five Points
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Mahoning County
  • Hickory Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
    • Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
  • Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
    • Island is located in Mahoning County
  • Locust Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Locust Grove is located in Mahoning County
  • Longs Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longs Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Crossing
    • Longs Crossing is located in Columbiana County
  • Paradise
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Paradise is located in Mahoning County
  • Toots Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toots Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toots Corners
    • Toots Corners is located in Mahoning County
  • Unionville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Columbiana County
  • Willow Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
    • Willow Grove is located in Columbiana County
  • Yankee Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Crossing
    • Yankee Crossing is located in Mahoning County

How Far From Washingtonville 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 village such as Washingtonville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Lisbon, which is the Seat of Columbiana County, lies just to the South.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Washingtonville to Columbus, with an average speed<4>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 241 miles [387.9 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 5,964 miles [9,598.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,686 miles [10,760.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,561 miles [7,340.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Columbiana County: www.columbianacounty.org/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Washingtonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Washingtonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9006, Longitude: -80.7639    
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Washingtonville 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>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.
<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 Washingtonville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.04 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.188 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.607 degrees.









 

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