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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 Compton Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Compton Woods and the surrounding area.
- 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 Compton Woods:
- 39.232280, -84.498277
- 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 Compton Woods
- 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 Compton Woods is near Butler County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Compton Woods
Communities Also Named Compton Woods ...
We found one communities that are also named Compton Woods.
Within Ohio, the name Compton Woods is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Compton Woods in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Gwinnett County
- This Compton Woods is located in Gwinnett County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the south of the Compton Woods that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Compton Woods.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Compton Woods ...
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.
- Carthage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carthage is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenhills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hartwell
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hartwell is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Ivorydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ivorydale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivorydale
- Lincoln Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,354 people
- Lockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lockland is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,437 people
- Lynnview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lynnview is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnview
- Mount Healthy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Reading
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Roselawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roselawn is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Spring Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Meadows is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,395 people
- Wyoming
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wyoming Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wyoming Meadows is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Meadows
How Far From Compton Woods 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 Compton Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Compton Woods and extending to:
- Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the South.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Compton Woods 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 400 miles [643.7 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 6,188 miles [9,958.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,788 miles [7,705.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Compton Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Compton Woods 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 Compton Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2323, Longitude: -84.4983 In this case, the coordinates for Compton Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.423 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.654 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.859 degrees. |
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