Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Elenor:
  • 39.177005, -84.196880
  • 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 Elenor

• 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 Elenor 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 Elenor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elenor ...

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.

• Craver
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Craver is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craver
• Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hills is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
• Indian Knolls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Indian Knolls is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Knolls
• Modest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Modest is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modest
• Mount Repose
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Repose is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Repose
• Mulberry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mulberry is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
• Pringle Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pringle Corners is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle Corners
• Springvale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Springvale is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
• Stonelick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stonelick is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelick
• Terrace Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Top-of-the-Ridge is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top-of-the-Ridge
• Williams Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Williams Corners is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corners

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

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

• Batavia, which is the Seat of Clermont County, lies just to the South.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Elenor 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 384 miles [618 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,778 miles [7,689.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'