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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Clertoma:
    • 39.171727, -84.282715
    • 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 Clertoma
  • 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 Clermont County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clermont County
    • Since Clertoma is near Hamilton County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Clertoma

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clertoma ...

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.

  • Branch Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Branch Hill is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Hill
  • Clare
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clare is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
  • Craver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Craver is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craver
  • Dry Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dry Run is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
  • Elenor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Elenor is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elenor
  • Indian Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Indian Hill is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
  • Indian Knolls
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Indian Knolls is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Knolls
  • Indianview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Indianview is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianview
  • Jones Farm
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jones Farm is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Farm
  • Mount Repose
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Repose is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Repose
  • Mulberry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mulberry is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Plainville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Plainville is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Raiders Run
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Raiders Run is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiders Run
    • Summerside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Summerside is located in Clermont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerside
    • Terrace Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Terrace Park is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people
    • Top-of-the-Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Top-of-the-Ridge is located in Clermont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top-of-the-Ridge
    • Viking Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Viking Village is located in Clermont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Village
    • Willowville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Willowville is located in Clermont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville

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

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

  • Batavia, which is the Seat of Clermont County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Clertoma to Columbus, with an average speed<2>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,906 miles [11,114.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,782 miles [7,695.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clertoma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Clertoma to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clertoma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1717, Longitude: -84.2827       In this case, the coordinates for Clertoma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.288 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.491 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.779 degrees.