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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 Mount Adams, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Adams 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 Mount Adams:
- 39.109226, -84.496054
- 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 Mount Adams
- 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 Mount Adams is near Campbell County and also Kenton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kenton 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 Mount Adams
Communities Also Named Mount Adams ...
We found one communities that are also named Mount Adams.
Within Ohio, the name Mount Adams is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Mount Adams in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Arkansas County
- This Mount Adams is located in Arkansas County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mount Adams that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas County community of Mount Adams.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Adams ...
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.
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bucktown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- English Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- English Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Woods
- Frenchmens Corner ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchmens Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmens Corner
- Idlewild
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Idlewild is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Jerusalem
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Lincoln Court
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lincoln Court is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Court
- Little Bethlehem
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Little Bethlehem is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bethlehem
- Little Buck ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Little Buck is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Buck
- Lookout Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lookout Heights is located in Kenton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Heights
- Mount Lookout
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Lookout is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lookout
- Over-The-Rhine
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Over-The-Rhine is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Over-The-Rhine
- Park Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
How Far From Mount Adams 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 Mount Adams to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Adams and extending to:
- Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Adams 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 400 miles [643.7 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 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Adams) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Mount Adams 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 Mount Adams. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1092, Longitude: -84.4961 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Adams have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.422 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.635 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.894 degrees. |
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