Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Highland Bend:
  • 38.772299, -82.870171
  • 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 Highland Bend

• 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 Scioto County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scioto County
  • Since Highland Bend is near Greenup County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenup County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Highland Bend

Curious and Interesting Names Near Highland Bend ...

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.

• Clarktown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarktown is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
• Eden Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Eden Park is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
• Edmunds Switch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Edmunds Switch is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmunds Switch
• Egypt
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Egypt is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Fair Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Frederick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Frederick is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
• Frost
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
• Garden City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Garden City is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
• Limeville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Limeville is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeville
• Purdy Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
• Rubyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rubyville is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubyville
• Sand Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sand Hill is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Sunshine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunshine is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
• Twin Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Twin Valley is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley

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

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

• Portsmouth, which is the Seat of Scioto County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Highland Bend 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 313 miles [503.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,863 miles [11,044.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,738 miles [7,625.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'