Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Madeira, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Madeira and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Madeira
- 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 Madeira:
- 39.189504, -84.365773
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Madeira
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Madeira is near Clermont County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clermont County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Madeira ...
We found one communities that share the name Madeira.
There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Madeira.
Beyond Ohio.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Madeira ...
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.
- Clare
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Deer Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Indian Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Indian Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Indian Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Knolls
- Indian Knolls is located in Clermont County
- Indianview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianview
- Indianview is located in Clermont County
- Jones Farm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Farm
- Jones Farm is located in Hamilton County
- Kennedy Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
- Kennedy Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Plainville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Hamilton County
- Pleasant Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Raiders Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raiders Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiders Run
- Raiders Run is located in Hamilton County
- Reading
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Reading is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,204 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <3>
- Red Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Terrace Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
- Terrace Park is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people
How Far From Madeira 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 city such as Madeira to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Madeira and extending to:
- Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Madeira to Cincinnati, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 393 miles [632.5 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 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,909 miles [11,119 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,784 miles [7,699.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Madeira: www.madeiracity.com/
The official website for Hamilton County: www.hamilton-co.org/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Madeira, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Madeira) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Madeira. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1895, Longitude: -84.3658 In this case, the coordinates for Madeira have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Madeira to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.34 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.553 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.811 degrees. |