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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 Balentine Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Balentine Acres 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 Balentine Acres:
- 39.966726, -83.882153
- 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 Balentine Acres
- 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Since Balentine Acres is near Champaign County and also Miami County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Champaign County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami 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 Balentine Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Balentine Acres ...
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.
- Durbin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Durbin is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Eagle City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Glen Echo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Echo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo
- Greenlawn Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Home Orchards
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Home Orchards is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Orchards
- Karen Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Karen Woods is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Woods
- Limestone City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Mad River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mad River is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mad River
- Miracle Mile
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Miracle Mile is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Mile
- Olympic Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Olympic Hills is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Hills
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Riceville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rock Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rock Way is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Way
- Spunky Puddle ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spunky Puddle is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spunky Puddle
- Sunnyland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sunnyland is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyland
- Upper Fox Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Upper Fox Hollow is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fox Hollow
- Walnut Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hills is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Windy Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Windy Corner is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Corner
How Far From Balentine Acres 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 Balentine Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Balentine Acres and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Balentine Acres to Columbus, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 372 miles [598.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,130 miles [9,865.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,855 miles [11,032.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,731 miles [7,613.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Balentine Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Balentine Acres 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 Balentine Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9667, Longitude: -83.8822 In this case, the coordinates for Balentine Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.027 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.309 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.353 degrees. |
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