Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cincinnati, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cincinnati and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cincinnati
- 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 Cincinnati:
- 40.630912, -92.924527
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cincinnati
- 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 Appanoose County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Appanoose County
- Since Cincinnati is near Putnam County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- eBird sighting report for Wayne 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cincinnati ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Cincinnati.
Within Iowa, the name Cincinnati is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Washington County
- This Cincinnati is located in Washington County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cincinnati that is located in Appanoose County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cincinnati.
- Illinois
- Pike County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Cincinnati [Pike County].
- Wayne County
- This Cincinnati is located in Wayne County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cincinnati that is located in Appanoose County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Cincinnati.
- Indiana
- Greene County
- This Cincinnati is located in Greene County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cincinnati that is located in Appanoose County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Cincinnati.
- Parke County
- This Cincinnati is located in Parke County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km] to the east of the Cincinnati that is located in Appanoose County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parke County community of Cincinnati.
- Kansas
- Doniphan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Cincinnati [Doniphan County].
- Geary County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Cincinnati [Geary County].
- Grant County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Cincinnati [Grant County].
- Leavenworth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Cincinnati [Leavenworth County].
- Riley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Cincinnati [Riley County].
- Missouri
- Ralls County
- This Cincinnati is located in Ralls County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cincinnati that is located in Appanoose County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ralls County community of Cincinnati.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Cincinnati is located in Hamilton County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the east of the Cincinnati that is located in Appanoose County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Cincinnati.
- Texas
- Walker County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Walker County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Cincinnati.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cincinnati ...
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.
- Blackbird ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Brazil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Brazil is located in Appanoose County
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Appanoose County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,414 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <5>
- Diamond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Howland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Jerome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Martinstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinstown
- Martinstown is located in Appanoose County
- Pearl City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Pearl City is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Sunshine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Sunshine is located in Appanoose County
- Thirty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Cincinnati 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 city such as Cincinnati to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cincinnati and extending to:
- Centerville, which is the Seat of Appanoose County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Cincinnati to Des Moines, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 850 miles [1,367.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,180 miles [11,555.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,070 miles [8,159.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cincinnati. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cincinnati) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cincinnati. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6309, Longitude: -92.9245 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Cincinnati could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cincinnati, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Cincinnati to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.975 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.213 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.521 degrees. |