Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ancor:
  • 39.137283, -84.317716
  • 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 Ancor

• 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 Ancor 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 Ancor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ancor ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Clare is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
• Dry Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Dry Run is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
• Forestville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Forestville is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
• Fruit Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fruit Hill is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Hill
• Indian Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Hill is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
• Indian Knolls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Knolls is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Knolls
• Mount Summit
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mount Summit is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Summit
• Plainville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Plainville is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
• Red Bank
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Red Bank is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
• Summerside
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Summerside is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerside
• Terrace Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Terrace Park is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people
• Top-of-the-Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Top-of-the-Ridge is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top-of-the-Ridge
• Viking Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Viking Village is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Village
• Willowville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Willowville is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville

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

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

• Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ancor to Cincinnati, with an average speed<2> 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 91 miles [146.5 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 390 miles [627.6 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 6,909 miles [11,119 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,785 miles [7,700.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'