Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 River Park:
  • 41.188112, -80.986758
  • 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 River Park

• 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 River Park is near Portage County and also Mahoning County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Portage County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mahoning 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 River Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near West River Park ...

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.

• Center World
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Center World is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center World
• Craig Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
• Diamond
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Diamond is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
• Duck Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Duck Creek is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
• Flicks Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Flicks Corners is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flicks Corners
• Greenleafs Corners ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Greenleafs Corners is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleafs Corners
• Lordstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
• Paris
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Paris is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
• Pricetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pricetown is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
• Riverview
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Riverview is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Sunset Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sunset Beach is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
• Tiger
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tiger is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in West River Park and extending to:

• Warren, which is the Seat of Trumbull County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from West River Park to Warren, with an average speed<2> 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 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 8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,960 miles [9,591.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,559 miles [7,337 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'