Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Addyston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Addyston and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Addyston

• 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 Addyston:
  • 39.137003, -84.710300
  • 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 Addyston

• 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
  • Since Addyston is near Boone County and also Dearborn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dearborn 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 Addyston

Curious and Interesting Names Near Addyston ...

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.

• Bridgetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bridgetown is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
• Bullittsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bullittsville is located in Boone County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullittsville
• Dent
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dent is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
• Eileen Gardens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Eileen Gardens is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eileen Gardens
• Elizabethtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Elizabethtown is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
• Fashion Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fashion Heights is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fashion Heights
• Fernbank
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fernbank is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
• Francisville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Francisville is located in Boone County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisville
• Grandview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Grandview is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Hebron
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hebron is located in Boone County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <1>
• Hooven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hooven is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooven
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooven <1>
• Placid Meadows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Placid Meadows is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid Meadows
• Stringtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stringtown is located in Boone County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Valley Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley Junction is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction

How Far From Addyston 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 village such as Addyston to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Addyston to Cincinnati, 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.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 411 miles [661.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,801 miles [7,726.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'