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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 Cote Brilliant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cote Brilliant 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 Cote Brilliant:
    • 39.088333, -84.477500
    • 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 Cote Brilliant
  • 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
    • Since Cote Brilliant is near Kenton County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kenton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Cote Brilliant

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cote Brilliant ...

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.

  • Bucktown ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bucktown is located in Hamilton County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
  • California
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • California is located in Hamilton County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • Frenchmens Corner ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Frenchmens Corner is located in Hamilton County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmens Corner
  • Idlewild
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Idlewild is located in Hamilton County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Jerusalem
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jerusalem is located in Hamilton County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
  • Johns Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Johns Hill is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Hill
  • Lakeview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeview is located in Kenton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lincoln Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincoln Court is located in Hamilton County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Court
  • Little Bethlehem
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Bethlehem is located in Hamilton County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bethlehem
  • Little Buck ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Little Buck is located in Hamilton County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Buck
  • Lookout Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lookout Heights is located in Kenton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Heights
  • Mount Lookout
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Lookout is located in Hamilton County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lookout
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Over-The-Rhine
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Over-The-Rhine is located in Hamilton County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Over-The-Rhine
    • Park Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Walnut Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
    • Woodlawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Woodlawn is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people

How Far From Cote Brilliant to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cote Brilliant to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Alexandria, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cote Brilliant to Alexandria, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 399 miles [642.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Cote Brilliant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Cote Brilliant 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 Cote Brilliant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0883, Longitude: -84.4775       In this case, the coordinates for Cote Brilliant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.41 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.619 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.892 degrees.