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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 Norwood Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Norwood Heights 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 Norwood Heights:
- 39.175059, -84.431886
- 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 Norwood Heights
- 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 Norwood Heights 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 Norwood Heights
Communities Also Named Norwood Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Norwood Heights.
Within Ohio, the name Norwood Heights is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Norwood Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- This Norwood Heights is located in Baltimore City and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the east of the Norwood Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Norwood Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Norwood Heights ...
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.
- Carthage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carthage is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Clare
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clare is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Deer Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,522 people
- Hartwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartwell is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Idlewild
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Idlewild is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Indian Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Ivorydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ivorydale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivorydale
- Ivorydale Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ivorydale Junction is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivorydale Junction
- Kennedy Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kennedy Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
- Lincoln Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,354 people
- Lockland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lockland is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,437 people
- Mount Lookout
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Lookout is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lookout
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Plainville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plainville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Pleasant Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Raiders Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raiders Run is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiders Run
- Reading
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Red Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Roselawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roselawn is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Walnut Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Wyoming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Norwood Heights 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 Norwood Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Norwood Heights and extending to:
- Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Norwood Heights 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 396 miles [637.3 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 6,188 miles [9,958.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,788 miles [7,705.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Norwood Heights) 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 Norwood Heights 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 Norwood Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1751, Longitude: -84.4319 In this case, the coordinates for Norwood Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.381 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.598 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.845 degrees. |
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