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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 Foster, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foster 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 Foster:
    • 39.319226, -84.252993
    • 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 Foster
  • 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
    • Since Foster is near Hamilton County and also Clermont 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 Clermont 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 Foster

Communities Also Named Foster ...

We found 41 communities that are also named Foster.

Within Ohio, the name Foster is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of 41 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 41 communities, 39 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Foster lies 1,890 miles [3,041.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Foster that is located in Warren County.
    • California
      • San Diego County
      • This Foster is located in San Diego County and lies 1,864 miles [2,999.8 km]<1> to the west of the Foster that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Foster.
      • Siskiyou County
      • This Foster is located in Siskiyou County and lies 2,026 miles [3,260.5 km] to the west northwest of the Foster that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Foster.
    • Georgia
      • Brooks County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Foster [Brooks County].
      • Sumter County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Foster [Sumter County].
    • Illinois
      • Rock Island County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Foster [Rock Island County].
    • Indiana
      • Warren County
      • This Foster is located in Warren County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Foster that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Foster.
    • Iowa
      • Monroe County
      • This Foster is located in Monroe County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Foster that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Foster.
    • Kansas
      • Butler County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Butler County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Foster.
    • Kentucky
      • Bracken County
      • This Foster is located in Bracken County and lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the south of the Foster that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bracken County community of Foster.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Mary Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Foster [Saint Mary Parish].
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Foster [Aroostook County].
    • Michigan
      • Gogebic County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Foster [Gogebic County].
      • Isabella County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Foster [Isabella County].
      • Washtenaw County
      • This Foster is located in Washtenaw County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the north of the Foster that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washtenaw County community of Foster.
    • Minnesota
      • Big Stone County
      • This Foster is located in Big Stone County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Foster that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Big Stone County community of Foster.
    • Mississippi
      • Adams County
      • This Foster is located in Adams County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Foster that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Foster.
    • Missouri
      • Bates County
      • This Foster is located in Bates County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the west of the Foster that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bates County community of Foster.
    • Montana
      • Big Horn County
      • This Foster is located in Big Horn County and lies 1,264 miles [2,034.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Foster that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Big Horn County community of Foster.
      • Yellowstone County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Foster [Yellowstone County].
    • Nebraska
      • Pierce County
      • This Foster is located in Pierce County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Foster that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Foster.
    • New York
      • Tioga County
      • This Foster is located in Tioga County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Foster that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Foster.
    • North Carolina
      • Jackson County
      • This Foster is located in Jackson County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Foster that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Foster.
    • Oklahoma
      • Garvin County
      • This Foster is located in Garvin County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Foster that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garvin County community of Foster.
    • Oregon
      • Linn County
      • This Foster is located in Linn County and lies 1,987 miles [3,197.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Foster that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Foster.
      • Umatilla County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Foster [Umatilla County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Indiana County
      • This Foster is located in Indiana County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Foster that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Foster.
      • Susquehanna County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Foster [Susquehanna County].
      • Venango County
      • This Foster is located in Venango County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km] to the east northeast of the Foster that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Foster.
    • Quebec
      • This Foster lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Foster that is located in Warren County.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • This Foster is located in Providence County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Foster that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Foster.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Foster [Spartanburg County].
    • Tennessee
      • Henderson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Foster [Henderson County].
    • Texas
      • Fort Bend County
      • This Foster is located in Fort Bend County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Foster that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Foster.
      • Hidalgo County
      • This Foster is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,203 miles [1,936 km] to the southwest of the Foster that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Foster.
      • Terry County
      • This Foster is located in Terry County and lies 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km] to the west southwest of the Foster that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terry County community of Foster.
    • Virginia
      • Mathews County
      • This Foster is located in Mathews County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Foster that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mathews County community of Foster.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Foster is located in King County and lies 1,967 miles [3,165.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Foster that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Foster.
    • West Virginia
      • Boone County
      • This Foster is located in Boone County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Foster that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Foster.
    • Wisconsin
      • Eau Claire County
      • This Foster is located in Eau Claire County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Foster that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eau Claire County community of Foster.
    • Wyoming
      • Converse County
      • This Foster is located in Converse County and lies 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Foster that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Converse County community of Foster.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Foster ...

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 southwest)
    • Branch Hill is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Hill
  • Clearview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Clearview is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Highpoint
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Highpoint is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
  • Hillcrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hillcrest is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hills is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
  • Kings Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Loveland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Loveland Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Loveland Park is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Park
  • Maineville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mary Ellen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mary Ellen is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Ellen
  • Mason
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mason is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
  • Ridge ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ridge is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Sixteen Mile Stand
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sixteen Mile Stand is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Mile Stand
    • Socialville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Socialville is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socialville
    • Stokes ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Stokes is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
    • Sunburst Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Sunburst Hills is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst Hills
    • Twenty Mile Stand
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Twenty Mile Stand is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twenty Mile Stand

How Far From Foster to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Foster to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Foster and extending to:

  • Lebanon, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Foster to Columbus, with an average speed<5>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 387 miles [622.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,898 miles [11,101.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,774 miles [7,683 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Foster) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Foster could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Foster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Foster 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 Foster. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3192, Longitude: -84.2530       In this case, the coordinates for Foster have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.268 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.49 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.721 degrees.