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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 Cincinnati, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati:
    • 39.020047, -86.728891
    • 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 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Since Cincinnati is near Monroe County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Cincinnati

Communities Also Named Cincinnati ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Cincinnati.

There is one other community in Indiana that is also named Cincinnati.

Beyond Indiana, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Indiana ...
    • Parke County
      • This Cincinnati is located in Parke County and lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cincinnati that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parke County community of Cincinnati.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Washington County
      • This Cincinnati is located in Washington County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cincinnati that is located in Greene 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 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cincinnati that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Cincinnati.
    • Iowa
      • Appanoose County
      • This Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cincinnati that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appanoose 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 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the west of the Cincinnati that is located in Greene 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 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the east of the Cincinnati that is located in Greene 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.

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.

  • Furnace
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Furnace is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
  • Harrodsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
  • Hobbieville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hobbieville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbieville
  • Kirby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kirby is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
  • Kirksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Kirksville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
  • Mineral City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Mineral City is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
  • Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Park is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
  • Popcorn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
  • Red Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Hill is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Ridgeport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridgeport is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeport
  • Tanner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Tanner is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
  • Tulip
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tulip is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip

How Far From Cincinnati 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 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:

  • Bloomfield, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Cincinnati to Bloomfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 520 miles [836.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,014 miles [11,287.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,891 miles [7,871.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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.
<5>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cincinnati. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0200, Longitude: -86.7289       In this case, the coordinates for Cincinnati have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.836 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.241 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.937 degrees.