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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 Gernon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gernon 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 Gernon:
- 39.118673, -84.209380
- 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 Gernon
- 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 Gernon is near Hamilton County and also Campbell 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 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Gernon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gernon ...
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 northeast)
- Craver is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craver
- Dry Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dry Run is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Elenor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elenor is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elenor
- Hamlet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hamlet is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Indian Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Knolls is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Knolls
- Locust Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Locust Lake is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lake
- Mount Repose
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Repose is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Repose
- Mount Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Summit is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Summit
- Mulberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mulberry is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Olive Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Olive Branch is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Pringle Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pringle Corners is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle Corners
- Stonelick
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stonelick is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelick
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Summerside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Summerside is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerside
- Terrace Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Top-of-the-Ridge is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top-of-the-Ridge
- Viking Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Viking Village is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Village
- Williams Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Corners is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corners
- Willowville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willowville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
How Far From Gernon 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 Gernon 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<1> community of Gernon once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gernon and extending to:
- Batavia, which is the Seat of Clermont County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Gernon 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 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 385 miles [619.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,905 miles [11,112.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,781 miles [7,694.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Gernon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Gernon) 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 Gernon 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 Gernon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1187, Longitude: -84.2094 In this case, the coordinates for Gernon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.242 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.431 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.762 degrees. |
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