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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 Mountview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountview 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 Mountview:
    • 39.115337, -84.662724
    • 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 Mountview
  • 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 Mountview 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 Mountview

Communities Also Named Mountview ...

We found two communities that are also named Mountview.

Within Ohio, the name Mountview is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Howard County
      • This Mountview is located in Howard County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the east of the Mountview that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Mountview.
    • West Virginia
      • Raleigh County
      • This Mountview is located in Raleigh County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mountview that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Mountview.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountview ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bridgetown is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
  • Bullittsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bullittsville is located in Boone County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullittsville
  • Constance
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Constance is located in Boone County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
  • Cyclorama Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cyclorama Heights is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclorama Heights
  • Dent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Dent is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
  • Eileen Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Eileen Gardens is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eileen Gardens
  • Fashion Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fashion Heights is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fashion Heights
  • Fernbank
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fernbank is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
  • Francisville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Francisville is located in Boone County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisville
  • Hebron
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Placid Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Placid Meadows is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid Meadows
  • Price Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Price Hill is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
  • Stringtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Stringtown is located in Boone County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

How Far From Mountview 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 Mountview to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountview 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]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Mountview 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 409 miles [658.2 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mountview) 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 Mountview 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 Mountview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1153, Longitude: -84.6627       In this case, the coordinates for Mountview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.527 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.756 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.968 degrees.