Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Westwood Lake 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 Westwood Lake Park:
  • 41.174167, -80.807500
  • 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 Westwood Lake 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 Westwood Lake Park is near Franklin County and also Mahoning County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Westwood Lake Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westwood Lake 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.

• DeForest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • DeForest is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
• DeForest Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • DeForest Junction is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest Junction
• Duck Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Duck Creek is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
• Fourmile Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fourmile Run is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Run
• Hakes Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hakes Corners is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hakes Corners
• Hilltop
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hilltop is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Howland Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Howland Corners is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Corners
• Lordstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
• Mineral Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Rays Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rays Corners is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
• Soaptown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Soaptown is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soaptown
• Stony Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stony Ridge is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
• Tiger
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tiger is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger

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

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

• Warren, which is the Seat of Trumbull County, lies just to the North.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Westwood Lake Park 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 253 miles [407.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five 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 5,954 miles [9,582 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,552 miles [7,325.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'