Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chasetown:
  • 39.160619, -83.931874
  • 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 Chasetown

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chasetown ...

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.

• Bloom Rose ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloom Rose is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Rose
• Centerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Centerville is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Crosstown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Crosstown is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstown
• Ferristown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ferristown is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferristown
• Fivemile
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fivemile is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
• Greenbush
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Greenbush is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
• Honolulu ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Honolulu is located in Highland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honolulu
• Kirbyville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kirbyville is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville
• Marathon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Marathon is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
• Needfull
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Needfull is located in Highland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needfull
• Upper Fivemile
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Upper Fivemile is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fivemile

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

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

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Chasetown to Georgetown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 75 miles [120.7 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 370 miles [595.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,169 miles [9,928 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,892 miles [11,091.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,767 miles [7,671.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'