Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Blanchester:
  • 39.293182, -83.988515
  • 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 Blanchester

• 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Since Blanchester is near Clermont County and also Warren 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 Warren 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 Blanchester

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blanchester ...

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.

• Blackhawk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Blackhawk is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
• Butlerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Butlerville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Butlerville
  • From Blanchester to Butlerville
• Clarksville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Clarksville is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clarksville
  • From Blanchester to Clarksville
• Cuba
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cuba is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
• Edwardsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Edwardsville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
• Ferristown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ferristown is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferristown
• Hicks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hicks is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
• Pansy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pansy is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
• Pleasant Plain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Plain is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Plain <1>
• Senior
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Senior is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senior
• Woodland Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodland Park is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

• Wilmington, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blanchester to Wilmington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 70 miles [112.7 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 373 miles [600.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,165 miles [9,921.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,888 miles [11,085.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,764 miles [7,666.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'