Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hamersville:
  • 38.918168, -83.985115
  • 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 Hamersville

• 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
  • Since Hamersville is near Clermont County and also Bracken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clermont County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bracken 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 Hamersville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hamersville ...

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.

• Clover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clover is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
• Georgetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <1>
• Locust Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Locust Ridge is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
• Maple
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Maple is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
• Neals Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Neals Corner is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Corner
• New Harmony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • New Harmony is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
• Pinhook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pinhook is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
• Sunshine ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sunshine is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
• Yankeetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Yankeetown is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hamersville and extending to:

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Hamersville 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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 373 miles [600.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 hours, 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 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,904 miles [11,110.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,780 miles [7,692.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'