Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hill Craft Acres:
  • 39.080617, -84.284937
  • 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 Hill Craft Acres

• 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 Hill Craft Acres 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 Hill Craft Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hill Craft Acres ...

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.

• Dry Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Dry Run is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
• Eightmile
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Eightmile is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
• Forestville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Forestville is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
• Fruit Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fruit Hill is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Hill
• Home ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Home is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
• Locust Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Locust Corner is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corner
• Locust Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Locust Lake is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lake
• Mount Summit
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mount Summit is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Summit
• Olive Branch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Olive Branch is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
• Summerside
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Summerside is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerside
• Viking Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Viking Village is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Village
• Watch Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Watch Hill is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watch Hill
• Willowville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Willowville is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville

How Far From Hill Craft Acres 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 Hill Craft Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Batavia, which is the Seat of Clermont County, lies just to the East.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Hill Craft Acres 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 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 389 miles [626 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,786 miles [7,702.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'