Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bond Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bond Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bond Hill
- 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 Bond Hill:
- 39.174781, -84.467164
- 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 Bond Hill
- 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 Bond Hill is near Campbell County and also Kenton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- eBird sighting report for Kenton 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 Bond Hill ...
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.
- Carthage
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Deer Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Hartwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Hartwell is located in Hamilton County
- Idlewild
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Indian Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- 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
- Ivorydale
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Ivorydale Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivorydale Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivorydale Junction
- Ivorydale Junction is located in Hamilton County
- Jerusalem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Kennedy Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- 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 north)- 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
- Little Bethlehem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bethlehem
- Little Bethlehem is located in Hamilton County
- Lockland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mount Lookout
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Lookout have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lookout
- Mount Lookout is located in Hamilton County
- Pleasant Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- 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
- Reading
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- 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>
- Red Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Roselawn
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Spring Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
- Spring Meadows is located in Hamilton County
- Walnut Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- 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>
- Wyoming Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Meadows
- Wyoming Meadows is located in Hamilton County
- Mount Lookout
How Far From Bond Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bond Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bond Hill and extending to:
- Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Bond Hill to Columbus, with an average speed<4>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 398 miles [640.5 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 6,190 miles [9,961.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,789 miles [7,707.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bond Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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- Bond Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bond Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1748, Longitude: -84.4672 In this case, the coordinates for Bond Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bond Hill 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 312.404 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.623 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.862 degrees. |