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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 Airhill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Airhill 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 Airhill:
    • 39.819392, -84.367051
    • 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 Airhill
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Airhill is near Miami County and also Preble County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Miami County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Preble 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 Airhill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Airhill ...

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.

  • Deerpark Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Deerpark Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark Village
  • Happy Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Happy Corners is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Corners
  • Hays Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hays Corner is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Corner
  • Johnsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
  • Kingsville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
  • Little Richmond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Richmond is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Richmond
  • Little York
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Little York is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
  • Pinchtown ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pinchtown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinchtown
  • Post Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Post Town is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
  • Six Mile
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Six Mile is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile
  • Sixmile
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sixmile is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
  • Spanker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Spanker is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanker
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How Far From Airhill 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 community such as Airhill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Dayton, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Airhill to Dayton, 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 73 miles [117.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 396 miles [637.3 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 6,156 miles [9,907.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,758 miles [7,657.3 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' (or 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- Airhill) 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 Airhill 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 Airhill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8194, Longitude: -84.3671    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.335 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.639 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.622 degrees.