Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Modest:
  • 39.193117, -84.107156
  • 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 Modest

• 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 Modest is near Warren County and also Brown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown 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 Modest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Modest ...

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.

• Blowville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Blowville is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowville
• Butlerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Butlerville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
• Craver
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Craver is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craver
• Elenor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Elenor is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elenor
• Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hills is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
• Marathon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marathon is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
• Mount Repose
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mount Repose is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Repose
• Mulberry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mulberry is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
• Pleasant Plain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Plain is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Plain <1>
• Pringle Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pringle Corners is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle Corners
• Springvale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Springvale is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
• Stonelick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stonelick is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelick
• Williams Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Williams Corners is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corners
• Woodland Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Woodland Park is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

• Batavia, which is the Seat of Clermont County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Modest to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 5 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 379 miles [609.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,898 miles [11,101.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,773 miles [7,681.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'