Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mecca:
  • 41.390334, -80.776472
  • 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 Mecca

• 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 Trumbull County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trumbull County
  • Since West Mecca is near Ashtabula County and also Geauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashtabula County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Geauga 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 Mecca

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Mecca ...

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.

• Champion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Champion is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
• Clover Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clover Hill is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
• Delightful
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Delightful is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
• Farmdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Farmdale is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
• Fowler
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fowler is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
• Greene
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Greene is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
• Greene Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Greene Center is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Center
• Hardscrabble
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hardscrabble is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
• Howland Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Howland Corners is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Corners
• King Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • King Corners is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Corners
• Kinsman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Kinsman is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinsman <1>
• Nutwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Nutwood is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
• Rays Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Rays Corners is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
• Triumph
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Triumph is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph

How Far From West Mecca to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Mecca 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 Mecca and extending to:

• Warren, which is the Seat of Trumbull County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Mecca to Warren, 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 151 miles [243 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 261 miles [420 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,542 miles [7,309.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'