Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Miamitown:
  • 39.215890, -84.704115
  • 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 Miamitown

• 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 Miamitown is near Dearborn County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dearborn County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Miamitown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Miamitown ...

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.

• Atomic View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Atomic View is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atomic View
• Bevis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bevis is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevis
• Blue Jay
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Blue Jay is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Jay
• Bridgetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bridgetown is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
• Dent
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dent is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
• Dry Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dry Ridge is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Ridge
• Elizabethtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Elizabethtown is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
• Fernbank
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fernbank is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
• Fort Gass ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fort Gass is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gass
• Grandview
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Grandview is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Hooven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hooven is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooven
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooven <1>
• Shaker Village ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shaker Village is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
• Valley Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Junction is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Miamitown and extending to:

• Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Miamitown to Cincinnati, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 104 miles [167.4 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 411 miles [661.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,798 miles [7,721.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'