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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 Lawyerdale Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lawyerdale Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lawyerdale Estates:
    • 39.104783, -84.351606
    • 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 Lawyerdale Estates
  • 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 Lawyerdale Estates is near Clermont County and also Campbell 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 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 Lawyerdale Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lawyerdale Estates ...

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.

  • California
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • California is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • Clare
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Clare is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
  • Dry Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Dry Run is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
  • Eightmile
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Eightmile is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
  • Forestville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Forestville is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Fruit Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fruit Hill is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Hill
  • Indian Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Indian Hill is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
  • Mount Lookout
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mount Lookout is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lookout
  • Mount Summit
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Mount Summit is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Summit
  • Plainville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Plainville is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
  • Red Bank
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Bank is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
  • Summerside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Summerside is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerside
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sweetwine ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sweetwine is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwine
    • Terrace Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Terrace Park is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people
    • Viking Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Viking Village is located in Clermont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Village
    • Watch Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Watch Hill is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watch Hill

How Far From Lawyerdale Estates 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 Lawyerdale Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the West.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Lawyerdale Estates 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 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,188 miles [9,958.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,787 miles [7,703.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lawyerdale Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Lawyerdale Estates 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 Lawyerdale Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1048, Longitude: -84.3516       In this case, the coordinates for Lawyerdale Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.331 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.531 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.83 degrees.