Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Reily, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reily and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Reily
- 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 Reily:
- 39.433914, -84.761214
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Reily
- 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Since Reily is near Franklin County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reily ...
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.
- Alert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Alert is located in Butler County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Alert
- From Reily to Alert
- Atomic View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atomic View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atomic View
- Atomic View is located in Butler County
- Bath
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bath
- From Reily to Bath
- Charlottesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlottesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Charlottesville is located in Union County (IN)
- College Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Corner
- College Corner is located in Preble County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Corner <2>
- Layhigh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Mixersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mixersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixersville
- Mixersville is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Old Bath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Palestine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Queen Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Acres
- Queen Acres is located in Butler County
- Raymond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Rockdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rockdale
- From Reily to Rockdale
- Shaker Village ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Shaker Village is located in Hamilton County
How Far From Reily 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 Reily to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Reily and extending to:
- Hamilton, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Reily to Hamilton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 415 miles [667.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,189 miles [9,960.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,791 miles [7,710.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Reily. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Butler County: www.butlercountyohio.org/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Reily) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Reily. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4339, Longitude: -84.7612 In this case, the coordinates for Reily have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Reily to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.588 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.871 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.918 degrees. |