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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 Raiders Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Raiders Run 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 Raiders Run:
- 39.216448, -84.369107
- 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 Raiders Run
- 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 Raiders Run is near Clermont County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clermont County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Raiders Run
Curious and Interesting Names Near Raiders Run ...
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.
- Branch Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Branch Hill is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Hill
- Clare
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clare is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Deer Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Deer Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,522 people
- Hartwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hartwell is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Highpoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Highpoint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Indian Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Indian Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Indian Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Knolls is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Knolls
- Indianview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Indianview is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianview
- Jones Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Farm is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Farm
- Kennedy Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kennedy Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
- Lincoln Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,354 people
- Lockland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lockland is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,437 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Plainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plainville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Pleasant Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Reading
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Red Bank
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Roselawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Roselawn is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Sixteen Mile Stand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sixteen Mile Stand is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Mile Stand
- Terrace Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Terrace Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people
- Top-of-the-Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Top-of-the-Ridge is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top-of-the-Ridge
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From Raiders Run 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 Raiders Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Raiders Run and extending to:
- Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Raiders Run to Cincinnati, 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 89 miles [143.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 393 miles [632.5 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 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,908 miles [11,117.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 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- Raiders Run) 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 Raiders Run 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 Raiders Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2164, Longitude: -84.3691 In this case, the coordinates for Raiders Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.342 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.559 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.805 degrees. |
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