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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 Highpoint, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highpoint 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 Highpoint:
- 39.289239, -84.350131
- 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 Highpoint
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Highpoint is near Butler County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Highpoint
Communities Also Named Highpoint ...
We found seven communities that are also named Highpoint.
Within Ohio, the name Highpoint is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- This Highpoint is located in Arapahoe County and lies 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km]<1> to the west of the Highpoint that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Highpoint.
- Florida
- Pinellas County
- This Highpoint is located in Pinellas County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the south of the Highpoint that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Highpoint.
- Kansas
- Ness 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 Kansas community of Highpoint [Ness County].
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Highpoint is located in Cecil County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the east of the Highpoint that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Highpoint.
- Mississippi
- Choctaw 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 Mississippi community of Highpoint [Choctaw County].
- Winston County
- This Highpoint is located in Winston County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Highpoint that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Highpoint.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Highpoint [Knox County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Highpoint ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clearview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clearview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Jones Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jones Farm is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Farm
- Loveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Loveland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Loveland Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Park
- Robinhood Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Robinhood Hills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Hills
- Rolling Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Knolls is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
- Rolling Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rolling Woods is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Woods
- Sixteen Mile Stand
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sixteen Mile Stand is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Mile Stand
- Socialville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Socialville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socialville
- Sunburst Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunburst Hills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst Hills
- Twenty Mile Stand
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Twenty Mile Stand is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twenty Mile Stand
How Far From Highpoint 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 Highpoint to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Highpoint and extending to:
- Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Highpoint to Cincinnati, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 392 miles [630.9 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 6,180 miles [9,945.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,904 miles [11,110.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,780 miles [7,692.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Highpoint) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Highpoint 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 Highpoint, 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 Highpoint 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 Highpoint. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2892, Longitude: -84.3501 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.329 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.555 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.774 degrees. |
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