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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 Blowville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blowville 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 Blowville:
    • 39.097564, -84.044933
    • 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 Blowville
  • 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 Clermont County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clermont County
    • Since Blowville is near Brown County and also Highland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown 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 Blowville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blowville ...

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.

  • Bloom Rose ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bloom Rose is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Rose
  • Centerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Centerville is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Chasetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Chasetown is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chasetown
  • Clover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Clover is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Craver
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Craver is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craver
  • Crosstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Crosstown is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstown
  • Elk Lick ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Elk Lick is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lick
  • Fivemile
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fivemile is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
  • Greenbush
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Greenbush is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
  • Kirbyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kirbyville is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville
  • Locust Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Locust Ridge is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
  • Marathon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Marathon is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Modest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Modest is located in Clermont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modest
    • New Harmony
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • New Harmony is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
    • Pringle Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pringle Corners is located in Clermont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle Corners
    • Stonelick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Stonelick is located in Clermont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelick
    • Upper Fivemile
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Upper Fivemile is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fivemile
    • Woodland Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Woodland Park is located in Clermont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

  • Batavia, which is the Seat of Clermont County, lies just to the West.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Blowville to Columbus, with an average speed<2>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 376 miles [605.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,899 miles [11,102.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,775 miles [7,684.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blowville) 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 Blowville 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 Blowville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0976, Longitude: -84.0449       In this case, the coordinates for Blowville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.139 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.31 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.694 degrees.