Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Phoneton:
  • 39.897002, -84.135217
  • 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 Phoneton

• 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 Miami County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Miami County
  • Since Phoneton is near Montgomery County and also Clark 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 Clark 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 Phoneton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Phoneton ...

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.

• Brown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Brown is located in Miami County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
• Crystal Lakes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
• Frederick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Frederick is located in Miami County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
• Ginghamsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
• Haven View
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Haven View is located in Miami County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven View
• Hennessee ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hennessee is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessee
• Hooks Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
• Little York
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Little York is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
• New Germany
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • New Germany is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Germany
• Pleasant View
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant View is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Sixmile
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sixmile is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
• Spanker
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Spanker is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanker
• Sulphur Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
• Willowick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Willowick is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowick

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

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

• Troy, which is the Seat of Miami County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Phoneton to Troy, with an average speed<2> 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 60 miles [96.6 km] to the east (E). 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 384 miles [618 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,745 miles [7,636.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'