Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Yankee Crossing:
  • 40.922837, -80.907309
  • 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 Yankee Crossing

• 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 Yankee Crossing is near Columbiana County and also Portage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbiana County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Portage 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 Yankee Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yankee Crossing ...

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.

• Alliance Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
• Christytown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Christytown is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christytown
• Damascus
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Damascus is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <1>
• Dublin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dublin is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
• Hickory Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
• Island
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Island is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
• Locust Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Locust Grove is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Longs Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Longs Crossing is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Crossing
• Maple Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
• New Garden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • New Garden is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
• Reading
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Reading is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
• Toots Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Toots Corners is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toots Corners
• Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
• Willow Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Willow Grove is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

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

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

• Youngstown, which is the Seat of Mahoning County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Yankee Crossing to Youngstown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 127 miles [204.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 248 miles [399.1 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 5,969 miles [9,606.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,691 miles [10,768.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,566 miles [7,348.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'