Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Al Bar Meadows:
  • 39.168115, -84.368829
  • 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 Al Bar Meadows

• 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 Al Bar Meadows is near Clermont County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clermont County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Al Bar Meadows

Curious and Interesting Names Near Al Bar Meadows ...

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.

• Clare
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Clare is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
• Deer Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Deer Park is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,522 people
• Dry Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dry Run is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
• Indian Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Indian Hill is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
• Kennedy Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Kennedy Heights is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
• Mount Lookout
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Lookout is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lookout
• Plainville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Plainville is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
• Pleasant Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Raiders Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Raiders Run is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiders Run
• Red Bank
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Bank is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
• Terrace Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Terrace Park is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people

How Far From Al Bar Meadows 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 Al Bar Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Al Bar Meadows and extending to:

• Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Al Bar Meadows to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 393 miles [632.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,186 miles [9,955.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,786 miles [7,702.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'