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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blue Ash
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Butler County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Hill
- Branch Hill is located in Clermont County
- Carthage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Deer Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Hartwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Hartwell is located in Hamilton County
- Highpoint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Highpoint is located in Hamilton County
- Indian Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Indian Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Indianview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianview
- Indianview is located in Clermont County
- Jones Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Farm
- Jones Farm is located in Hamilton County
- Kennedy Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
- Kennedy Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Lincoln Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lincoln Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,354 people
- Lockland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Pleasant Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Hamilton County
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- Raiders Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raiders Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiders Run
- Raiders Run is located in Hamilton County
- Reading
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Reading is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,204 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <2>
- Robinhood Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinhood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Hills
- Robinhood Hills is located in Butler County
- Rolling Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
- Rolling Knolls is located in Butler County
- Rolling Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Woods
- Rolling Woods is located in Butler County
- Roselawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Sixteen Mile Stand
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sixteen Mile Stand have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Mile Stand
- Sixteen Mile Stand is located in Hamilton County
- Sunburst Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunburst Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst Hills
- Sunburst Hills is located in Butler County
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,550 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <2>
- Raiders Run
How Far From Blue Ash 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 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<3> beginning in Blue Ash and extending to:
- Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blue Ash to Cincinnati, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Blue Ash: www.blueash.com/
The official website for Hamilton County: www.hamilton-co.org/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blue Ash) to Point B.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 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.347 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.567 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.804 degrees. |