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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 Lenoxburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lenoxburg 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 Lenoxburg:
- 38.742570, -84.224934
- 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 Lenoxburg
- 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 Bracken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bracken County
- Since Lenoxburg is near Pendleton County and also Clermont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pendleton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clermont 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 Lenoxburg
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lenoxburg ...
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.
- Bachelors Rest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bachelors Rest is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Rest
- Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boston is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Butler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Johnsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Johnsville is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Meridian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meridian is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Moscow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Clermont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Peach Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Grove is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Powersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Powersville is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Rock Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rural
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rural is located in Clermont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Clermont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Willow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Willow Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
How Far From Lenoxburg 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 Lenoxburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lenoxburg and extending to:
- Brooksville, which is the Seat of Bracken County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lenoxburg to Brooksville, 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 51 miles [82.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 386 miles [621.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,200 miles [9,977.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,797 miles [7,720 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lenoxburg) 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 Lenoxburg 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 Lenoxburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7426, Longitude: -84.2249 In this case, the coordinates for Lenoxburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.253 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.389 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.881 degrees. |
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