Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Frenchmens Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frenchmens Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Frenchmens Corner
- 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 Frenchmens Corner:
- 39.122837, -84.535221
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Frenchmens Corner
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Frenchmens Corner is near Kenton County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kenton County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Frenchmens Corner ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Cyclorama Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyclorama Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclorama Heights
- Cyclorama Heights is located in Hamilton County
- English Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Woods
- English Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Idlewild
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Ivorydale Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivorydale Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivorydale Junction
- Ivorydale Junction is located in Hamilton County
- Jerusalem
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Lincoln Court
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Court have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Court
- Lincoln Court is located in Hamilton County
- Little Bethlehem
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bethlehem
- Little Bethlehem is located in Hamilton County
- Little Buck ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Buck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Buck
- Little Buck is located in Hamilton County
- Lookout Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lookout Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Heights
- Lookout Heights is located in Kenton County (KY)
- Over-The-Rhine
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Over-The-Rhine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Over-The-Rhine
- Over-The-Rhine is located in Hamilton County
- Park Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
- Park Hills is located in Kenton County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,995 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hills <2>
- Price Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
- Price Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Walnut Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County
How Far From Frenchmens Corner 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 Frenchmens Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Frenchmens Corner once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Frenchmens Corner and extending to:
- Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<4> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Frenchmens Corner 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 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 402 miles [647 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,195 miles [9,969.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hamilton County: www.hamilton-co.org/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Frenchmens Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Frenchmens Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frenchmens Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1228, Longitude: -84.5352 In this case, the coordinates for Frenchmens Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Frenchmens Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.446 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.665 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.908 degrees. |