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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 Forest Trails, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Forest Trails 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 Mount Forest Trails:
    • 39.099228, -84.299382
    • 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 Forest Trails
  • 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 Mount Forest Trails is near Hamilton County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Forest Trails

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Forest Trails ...

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.

  • Clare
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Clare is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
  • Dry Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Dry Run is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
  • Eightmile
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Eightmile is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
  • Forestville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Forestville is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Fruit Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fruit Hill is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Hill
  • Home ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Home is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
  • Indian Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Hill is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
  • Indian Knolls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Indian Knolls is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Knolls
  • Locust Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Locust Corner is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corner
  • Mount Summit
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mount Summit is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Summit
  • Olive Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Olive Branch is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
  • Plainville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Plainville is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Red Bank
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Bank is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Summerside
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Summerside is located in Clermont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerside
    • Terrace Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Terrace Park is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people
    • Viking Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Viking Village is located in Clermont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Village
    • Watch Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Watch Hill is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watch Hill
    • Willowville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Willowville is located in Clermont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville

How Far From Mount Forest Trails 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 Mount Forest Trails to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mount Forest Trails and extending to:

  • Batavia, which is the Seat of Clermont County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Forest Trails to Columbus, with an average speed<2>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 most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,786 miles [7,702.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Mount Forest Trails) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Forest Trails 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 Forest Trails. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0992, Longitude: -84.2994       In this case, the coordinates for Mount Forest Trails have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.299 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.493 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.808 degrees.