Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West Austintown:
  • 41.099570, -80.791721
  • 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 West Austintown

• 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 West Austintown 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 West Austintown

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Austintown ...

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.

• Cornersburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cornersburg
  • From West Austintown to Cornersburg
• Dublin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dublin is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
• Duck Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Duck Creek is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
• Fosterville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fosterville is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
• Fourmile Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fourmile Run is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Run
• Herbert Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Herbert Corners is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Corners
• Hilltop
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hilltop is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hilltop
  • From West Austintown to Hilltop
• Lynns Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynns Corners is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynns Corners
• Mineral Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mineral Ridge is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Ridge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Ridge <1>
• Soaptown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Soaptown is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soaptown
• Stony Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Stony Ridge is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
• Tiger
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Tiger is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger

How Far From West Austintown 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 West Austintown to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Youngstown, which is the Seat of Mahoning County, lies just to the East.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from West Austintown 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 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 250 miles [402.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,956 miles [9,585.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,554 miles [7,329 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'