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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in West View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West View 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 West View:
    • 41.196168, -80.976202
    • 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 View
  • 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 View 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 View

Communities Also Named West View ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named West View.

There is one other community in Ohio that is also named West View.

Beyond Ohio, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Cuyahoga County
      • This West View is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West View that is located in Trumbull County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of West View.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This West View is located in Hillsborough County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the south of the West View that is located in Trumbull County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of West View.
    • Maryland
      • Caroline County
      • This West View is located in Caroline County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the West View that is located in Trumbull County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of West View.
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds County
      • This West View is located in Hinds County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the West View that is located in Trumbull County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of West View.
    • New Jersey
      • Bergen County
      • This West View is located in Bergen County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the east of the West View that is located in Trumbull County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bergen County community of West View.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This West View is located in Allegheny County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the West View that is located in Trumbull County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of West View.
    • South Carolina
      • Abbeville County
      • This West View is located in Abbeville County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the south of the West View that is located in Trumbull County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Abbeville County community of West View.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This West View is located in Spartanburg County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km] to the south of the West View that is located in Trumbull County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of West View.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This West View is located in Hamilton County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the West View that is located in Trumbull County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of West View.
      • Knox County
      • This West View is located in Knox County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km] to the south southwest of the West View that is located in Trumbull County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of West View.
    • Vermont
      • Chittenden County
      • This West View is located in Chittenden County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the West View that is located in Trumbull County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chittenden County community of West View.
    • Virginia
      • Augusta County
      • This West View is located in Augusta County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the West View that is located in Trumbull County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of West View.
      • Goochland County
      • This West View is located in Goochland County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km] to the south southeast of the West View that is located in Trumbull County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of West View.
      • Roanoke City
      • This West View is located in Roanoke City and lies 273 miles [439.4 km] to the south of the West View that is located in Trumbull County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of West View.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West View ...

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
    (5 miles [8 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
  • Delightful
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Delightful is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
  • Duck Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (4 miles [6.4 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Paris is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Pricetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pricetown is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
  • Riverview
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • 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 View 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 View to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Warren, which is the Seat of Trumbull County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from West View to Columbus, with an average speed<2>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 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 5,959 miles [9,590.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,558 miles [7,335.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- West View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 West View to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1962, Longitude: -80.9762       In this case, the coordinates for West View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.159 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.367 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.598 degrees.