Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wyncrest:
  • 40.620090, -81.080562
  • 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 Wyncrest

• 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since Wyncrest is near Stark County and also Columbiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stark County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbiana 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 Wyncrest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wyncrest ...

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.

• Dutch Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dutch Corners is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
• Grampian Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Grampian Hills is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grampian Hills
• Harlem Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Harlem Springs is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Springs
• Heritage Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Hickory Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Lake Mohawk
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Mohawk is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohawk
• Mechanicstown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mechanicstown is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicstown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicstown <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mechanicstown
  • From Wyncrest to Mechanicstown
• Minerva
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Minerva is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minerva <1>
• Minerva Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Minerva Junction is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Junction
• Paradise Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Paradise Point is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
• Pigtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pigtown is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigtown
• Piney View
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Piney View is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
• Toots Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Toots Crossroads is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toots Crossroads

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

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

• Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the South.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 110 miles [177 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Wyncrest to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 245 miles [394.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 5,989 miles [9,638.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,710 miles [10,798.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,586 miles [7,380.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'