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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 Monfort Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monfort Heights and the surrounding area.
- 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 Monfort Heights:
- 39.188391, -84.595223
- 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 Monfort Heights
- 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 Monfort Heights is near Kenton County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kenton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Monfort Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Monfort Heights ...
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.
- Bevis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bevis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevis
- Bridgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgetown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Cyclorama Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cyclorama Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclorama Heights
- Dent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dent is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
- Dry Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dry Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Ridge
- English Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- English Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Woods
- Fashion Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fashion Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fashion Heights
- Frenchmens Corner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchmens Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmens Corner
- Ivorydale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ivorydale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivorydale
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ivorydale Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ivorydale Junction is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivorydale Junction
- Lynnview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynnview is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnview
- Mount Healthy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Price Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Price Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
- Spring Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Meadows is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
How Far From Monfort Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Monfort Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Monfort Heights and extending to:
- Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Monfort Heights 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 405 miles [651.8 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 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monfort Heights) 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 Monfort Heights 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 Monfort Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1884, Longitude: -84.5952 In this case, the coordinates for Monfort Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.484 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.717 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.915 degrees. |
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