Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Carmonte:
  • 39.723670, -84.196607
  • 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 Carmonte

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Carmonte is near Greene County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Carmonte

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carmonte ...

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.

• Beavertown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beavertown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
• Crown Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crown Point is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
• Deerpark Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Deerpark Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark Village
• Far Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Far Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far Hills
• Frytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Frytown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
• Hearthstone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hearthstone is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
• Kingsville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kingsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
• Residence Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Residence Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Residence Park
• Shakertown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Shakertown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakertown
• Short Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Short Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Hills
• Stillwater Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stillwater Junction is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Junction
• Walnut Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

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

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

• Dayton, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Carmonte to Columbus, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 386 miles [621.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,154 miles [9,903.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,755 miles [7,652.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'