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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 Beech-Mar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beech-Mar and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Beech-Mar:
    • 39.103116, -84.387440
    • 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 Beech-Mar
  • 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 Beech-Mar is near Campbell County and also Clermont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clermont 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 Beech-Mar

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beech-Mar ...

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.

  • California
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • California is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • Clare
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Clare is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
  • Dry Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dry Run is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
  • Forestville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Forestville is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Fruit Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fruit Hill is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Hill
  • Indian Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Indian Hill is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
  • Mount Lookout
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Lookout is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lookout
  • Mount Summit
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mount Summit is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Summit
  • Plainville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Plainville is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Red Bank
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Red Bank is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Silver Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sweetwine ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Sweetwine is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwine
    • Viking Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Viking Village is located in Clermont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Village
    • Watch Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Watch Hill is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watch Hill
    • Woodlawn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Woodlawn is located in Campbell County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people

How Far From Beech-Mar 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 Beech-Mar to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the West.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Beech-Mar to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 394 miles [634.1 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 6,190 miles [9,961.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,789 miles [7,707.1 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beech-Mar) 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 Beech-Mar 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 Beech-Mar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1031, Longitude: -84.3874       In this case, the coordinates for Beech-Mar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.354 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.556 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.847 degrees.