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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 Wickliffe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wickliffe 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 Wickliffe:
    • 41.102558, -80.728689
    • 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 Wickliffe
  • 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 Wickliffe 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 Wickliffe

Communities Also Named Wickliffe ...

We found six communities that are also named Wickliffe.

There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Wickliffe.

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

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Lake County
      • This Wickliffe is located in Lake County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wickliffe that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Wickliffe.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Crawford County
      • This Wickliffe is located in Crawford County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wickliffe that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Wickliffe.
    • Kentucky
      • Ballard County
      • This Wickliffe is located in Ballard County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wickliffe that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ballard County community of Wickliffe.
    • Louisiana
      • Pointe Coupee Parish
      • This Wickliffe is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wickliffe that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Wickliffe.
    • Oklahoma
      • Mayes County
      • This Wickliffe is located in Mayes County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wickliffe that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mayes County community of Wickliffe.
    • Virginia
      • Clarke County
      • This Wickliffe is located in Clarke County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Wickliffe that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Wickliffe.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wickliffe ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
  • Crab Creek Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Crab Creek Junction is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Creek Junction
  • Flint Hill ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Flint Hill is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Fosterville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fosterville is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
  • Fourmile Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fourmile Run is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Run
  • Herbert Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Herbert Corners is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Corners
  • Hilltop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hilltop is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Kyles Corners ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kyles Corners is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Corners
  • Lynns Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lynns Corners is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynns Corners
  • Mineral Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Scienceville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Scienceville is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scienceville
  • Soaptown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Soaptown is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soaptown
  • Stony Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Stony Ridge is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wickliffe 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 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Wickliffe 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 247 miles [397.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 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>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wickliffe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Wickliffe 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 Wickliffe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1026, Longitude: -80.7287       In this case, the coordinates for Wickliffe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.008 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.182 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.518 degrees.