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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 Covington Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Covington Ferry 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 Covington Ferry:
    • 39.091727, -84.515498
    • 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 Covington Ferry
  • 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 Covington Ferry 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 Covington Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Covington Ferry ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Bucktown is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
  • English Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • English Woods is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Woods
  • Frenchmens Corner ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Frenchmens Corner is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmens Corner
  • Jerusalem
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jerusalem is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
  • Johns Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Johns Hill is located in Campbell County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Hill
  • Lakeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lakeview is located in Kenton County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lincoln Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lincoln Court is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Court
  • Little Bethlehem
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Little Bethlehem is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bethlehem
  • Little Buck ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Little Buck is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Buck
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lookout Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lookout Heights is located in Kenton County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Heights
    • Over-The-Rhine
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Over-The-Rhine is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Over-The-Rhine
    • Park Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Price Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Price Hill is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
    • Walnut Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
    • Woodlawn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Woodlawn is located in Campbell County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people

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

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

  • Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Covington Ferry 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 401 miles [645.3 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 6,196 miles [9,971.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,795 miles [7,716.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Covington Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Covington Ferry 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 Covington Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0917, Longitude: -84.5155       In this case, the coordinates for Covington Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.434 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.646 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.908 degrees.