Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bloom Rose:
  • 39.104231, -83.998543
  • 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 Bloom Rose

• 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
  • Since Bloom Rose is near Clermont County and also Highland 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 Highland 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 Bloom Rose

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bloom Rose ...

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.

• Blowville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Blowville is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowville
• Centerville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Chasetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chasetown is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chasetown
• Crosstown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Crosstown is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstown
• Fivemile
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fivemile is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
• Greenbush
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenbush is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
• Kirbyville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Kirbyville is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville
• Marathon
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Marathon is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
• Upper Fivemile
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Upper Fivemile is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fivemile

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Bloom Rose once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bloom Rose and extending to:

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bloom Rose to Georgetown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 80 miles [128.7 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 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 6,174 miles [9,936.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,897 miles [11,099.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,773 miles [7,681.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'