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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 Rolling Knolls Estate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rolling Knolls Estate 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 Rolling Knolls Estate:
- 39.207559, -84.422163
- 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 Rolling Knolls Estate
- 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 Rolling Knolls Estate is near Butler County and also Clermont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clermont 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 Rolling Knolls Estate
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rolling Knolls Estate ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carthage is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Deer Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- 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 west)
- Hartwell is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Indian Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Ivorydale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ivorydale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivorydale
- Kennedy Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kennedy Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
- Lincoln Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,354 people
- Lockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lockland is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,437 people
- Pleasant Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Raiders Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Raiders Run is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiders Run
- Reading
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Roselawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Roselawn is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,395 people
- Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming Meadows is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Meadows
How Far From Rolling Knolls Estate 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 Rolling Knolls Estate to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rolling Knolls Estate 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 92 miles [148.1 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Rolling Knolls Estate 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 6,186 miles [9,955.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,786 miles [7,702.3 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- Rolling Knolls Estate) 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 Rolling Knolls Estate 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 Rolling Knolls Estate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2076, Longitude: -84.4222 In this case, the coordinates for Rolling Knolls Estate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.375 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.596 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.831 degrees. |
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