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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 Saint Joseph, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Saint Joseph 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 Saint Joseph:
- 39.096448, -84.637445
- 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 Joseph
- 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 Saint Joseph is near Boone County and also Kenton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Saint Joseph
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Saint Joseph ...
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.
- Bridgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bridgetown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Bullittsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bullittsville is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullittsville
- Constance
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Constance is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
- Crescent Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Park is located in Kenton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Crescent Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cyclorama Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cyclorama Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclorama Heights
- Eileen Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eileen Gardens is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eileen Gardens
- English Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- English Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Woods
- Fashion Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fashion Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fashion Heights
- Fernbank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fernbank is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Francisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Francisville is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisville
- Frenchmens Corner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Frenchmens Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmens Corner
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hebron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Buck ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Little Buck is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Buck
- Lookout Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lookout Heights is located in Kenton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Heights
- Marydale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marydale is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
- Park Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Placid Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Placid Meadows is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid Meadows
- Price Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Price Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
- Stringtown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From Mount Saint Joseph 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 Mount Saint Joseph 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 Joseph and extending to:
- Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the East.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Saint Joseph 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 408 miles [656.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,200 miles [9,977.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,924 miles [11,143.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,800 miles [7,724.9 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 'straight-line' (or 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 Saint Joseph) 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 Mount Saint Joseph 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 Saint Joseph. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0964, Longitude: -84.6374 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Saint Joseph have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.511 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.735 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.962 degrees. |
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