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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 Eileen Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eileen Gardens 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 Eileen Gardens:
- 39.100337, -84.617723
- 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 Eileen Gardens
- 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 Eileen Gardens is near Boone County and also Kenton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Eileen Gardens
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eileen Gardens ...
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.
- Bridgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bridgetown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Constance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Constance is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
- Crescent Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Park is located in Kenton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Crescent Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cyclorama Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cyclorama Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclorama Heights
- English Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- English Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Woods
- Fashion Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fashion Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fashion Heights
- Fernbank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fernbank is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Frenchmens Corner ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Frenchmens Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmens Corner
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lincoln Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Court is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Court
- Little Buck ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Little Buck is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Buck
- Lookout Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lookout Heights is located in Kenton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Heights
- Placid Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Placid Meadows is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid Meadows
- Price Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Price Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
- Stringtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From Eileen Gardens to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Eileen Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Eileen Gardens and extending to:
- Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the East.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 105 miles [169 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Eileen Gardens 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 406 miles [653.4 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 6,199 miles [9,976.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,799 miles [7,723.2 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Eileen Gardens) 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 Eileen Gardens 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 Eileen Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1003, Longitude: -84.6177 In this case, the coordinates for Eileen Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.498 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.721 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.952 degrees. |
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