Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Camp Washington.

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Camp Washington:
  • 39.136170, -84.536888<1>
  • 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 Camp Washington

• 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 Camp Washington is near Campbell County and also Kenton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Camp Washington

Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Washington ...

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.

• Bucktown ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bucktown was located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
• Cyclorama Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cyclorama Heights is also located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclorama Heights
• English Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • English Woods is also located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Woods
• Frenchmens Corner ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Frenchmens Corner was located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmens Corner
• Idlewild
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Idlewild is also located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Ivorydale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ivorydale is also located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivorydale
• Ivorydale Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ivorydale Junction is also located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivorydale Junction
• Jerusalem
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jerusalem is also located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
• Lincoln Court
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln Court is also located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Court
• Little Bethlehem
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Little Bethlehem is also located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bethlehem
• Little Buck ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Little Buck was located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Buck
• Over-The-Rhine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Over-The-Rhine is also located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Over-The-Rhine
• Price Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Price Hill is also located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
• Walnut Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Hills is also located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

How Far From Camp Washington 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 included the distance from a community such as Camp Washington to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Camp Washington and extending to:

• Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Camp Washington to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 402 miles [647 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 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>