Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Saint John:
  • 39.718670, -84.099659
  • 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 Saint John

• 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Mount Saint John is near Montgomery County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Saint John

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Saint John ...

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.

• Alpha
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Alpha is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
• Beavercreek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Beavercreek is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavercreek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavercreek <1>
• Beavertown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Beavertown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
• Far Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Far Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far Hills
• Hearthstone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hearthstone is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
• New Germany
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • New Germany is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Germany
• Shakertown
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Shakertown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakertown
• Short Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Short Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Hills
• Walnut Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Walnut Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

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

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

• Xenia, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Saint John to Xenia, 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 61 miles [98.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 381 miles [613.2 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 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,875 miles [11,064.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,751 miles [7,646 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'