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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 Blue Ash, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Ash 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 Blue Ash:
- 39.231472, -84.377674
- 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 Blue Ash
- 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 Blue Ash is near Butler County and also Clermont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Blue Ash
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue Ash ...
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.
- Branch Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carthage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carthage is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Deer Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,522 people
- Hartwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Highpoint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Indian Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Indianview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Indianview is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianview
- Jones Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Farm is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Farm
- Kennedy Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kennedy Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
- Lincoln Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,354 people
- Lockland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lockland is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,437 people
- Pleasant Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Raiders Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Raiders Run is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiders Run
- Reading
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Robinhood Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Robinhood Hills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Hills
- Rolling Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rolling Knolls is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
- Rolling Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rolling Woods is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Woods
- Roselawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roselawn is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Sixteen Mile Stand
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sixteen Mile Stand is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Mile Stand
- Sunburst Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunburst Hills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst Hills
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,395 people
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From Blue Ash 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 city such as Blue Ash to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Blue Ash and extending to:
- Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blue Ash to Cincinnati, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 89 miles [143.2 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 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 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,907 miles [11,115.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Blue Ash) 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 Blue Ash 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 Blue Ash. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2315, Longitude: -84.3777 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.347 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.567 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.804 degrees. |
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