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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 Miltomson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Miltomson 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 Miltomson:
    • 39.318669, -84.343273
    • 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 Miltomson
  • 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
    • Since Miltomson is near Butler County and also Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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 Miltomson

Curious and Interesting Names Near Miltomson ...

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.

  • Bethany
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bethany is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Clearview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Clearview is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Highpoint
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Highpoint is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
  • Jones Farm
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jones Farm is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Farm
  • 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
  • Mason
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mason is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <1>
  • Maud
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Maud is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
  • Robinhood Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Robinhood Hills is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Hills
  • Rolling Knolls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Rolling Knolls is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rolling Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rolling Woods is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Woods
    • Sixteen Mile Stand
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Sixteen Mile Stand is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Mile Stand
    • Socialville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Socialville is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socialville
    • Stokes ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Stokes is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
    • Sunburst Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • 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 Miltomson 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 Miltomson to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Lebanon, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Miltomson to Lebanon, with an average speed<3> 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 84 miles [135.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,778 miles [7,689.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Miltomson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Miltomson 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 Miltomson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3187, Longitude: -84.3433       In this case, the coordinates for Miltomson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.325 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.554 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.762 degrees.