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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 Royal Springs Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Royal Springs Estates 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 Royal Springs Estates:
- 39.578670, -84.242161
- 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 Royal Springs Estates
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Royal Springs Estates is near Montgomery County and also Williams 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 Williams 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 Royal Springs Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Royal Springs Estates ...
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.
- Blue Ball
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ball is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eldorado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ferry is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Flat Iron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Flat Iron is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greentree Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Hunter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lemon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lemon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Manor ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Manor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
- Mudlick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mudlick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
- Red Lion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Rose Lawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Lawn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
- Short Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Short Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Hills
How Far From Royal Springs Estates 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 Royal Springs Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Royal Springs Estates and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Royal Springs Estates to Lebanon, 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 71 miles [114.3 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 about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 388 miles [624.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,162 miles [9,916.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,887 miles [11,083.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Royal Springs Estates) 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 Royal Springs Estates 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 Royal Springs Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5787, Longitude: -84.2422 In this case, the coordinates for Royal Springs Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.259 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.517 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.638 degrees. |
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