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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 Fort Thomas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Thomas and the surrounding area.
- 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 Fort Thomas:
- 39.078495, -84.448534
- 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 Fort Thomas
- 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 Fort Thomas is near Hamilton County and also Kenton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kenton 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 Fort Thomas
Communities Also Named Fort Thomas ...
We found one communities that are also named Fort Thomas.
Within Kentucky, the name Fort Thomas is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Fort Thomas in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Graham County
- This Fort Thomas is located in Graham County and lies 1,478 miles [2,378.6 km]<1> to the west of the Fort Thomas that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graham County community of Fort Thomas.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Thomas ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bucktown is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- California
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- California is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Clare
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clare is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Cold Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forestville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forestville is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Frenchmens Corner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchmens Corner is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmens Corner
- Fruit Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fruit Hill is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Hill
- Idlewild
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Idlewild is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Jerusalem
(4 miles [6.4 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 southwest)
- Johns Hill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Hill
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lincoln Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Court is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Court
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Little Bethlehem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Bethlehem is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bethlehem
- Little Buck ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Little Buck is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Buck
- Lookout Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lookout Heights is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Heights
- Melbourne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Lookout
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Lookout is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lookout
- Over-The-Rhine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Over-The-Rhine is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Over-The-Rhine
- Park Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pool's Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pool's Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool's Creek
- Red Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Silver Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetwine ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetwine is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwine
- Walnut Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Watch Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Watch Hill is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watch Hill
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
How Far From Fort Thomas 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 city such as Fort Thomas to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fort Thomas and extending to:
- Alexandria, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Fort Thomas to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 397 miles [638.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,917 miles [11,131.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Fort Thomas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Fort Thomas 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 Fort Thomas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0785, Longitude: -84.4485 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.392 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.597 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.882 degrees. |
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