Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bourneville:
  • 39.281461, -83.158484
  • 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 Bourneville

• 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 Ross County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ross County
  • Since Bourneville is near Pike County and also Highland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Bourneville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bourneville ...

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.

• Dills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dills is located in Ross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dills
  • From Bourneville to Dills
• Harper
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harper is located in Ross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
• Harris
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Harris is located in Ross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Knockemstiff
  • From Bourneville to Knockemstiff
• Maple Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Grove is located in Ross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Musselman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Musselman is located in Ross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Musselman
  • From Bourneville to Musselman
• Pleasant Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Ross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Slate Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Slate Mills is located in Ross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
• Storms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Storms is located in Ross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storms
• Sulphur Lick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sulphur Lick is located in Ross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Lick
• Summithill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Summithill is located in Ross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Summithill
  • From Bourneville to Summithill
• Yankeetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Yankeetown is located in Ross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown

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

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

• Chillicothe, which is the Seat of Ross County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bourneville to Chillicothe, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 329 miles [529.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,133 miles [9,870.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,854 miles [11,030.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,729 miles [7,610.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'