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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 Saint Lawrence Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Lawrence Corners and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Saint Lawrence Corners
  • 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 Saint Lawrence Corners:
    • 39.110615, -84.572444
    • 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 Saint Lawrence Corners
  • 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 Saint Lawrence Corners is near Kenton County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kenton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Saint Lawrence Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Lawrence Corners ...

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.

  • Bucktown ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bucktown is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
  • Crescent Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cyclorama Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cyclorama Heights is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclorama Heights
  • Eileen Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Eileen Gardens is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eileen Gardens
  • English Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • English Woods is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Woods
  • Fashion Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fashion Heights is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fashion Heights
  • Frenchmens Corner ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Frenchmens Corner is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmens Corner
  • Jerusalem
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jerusalem is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
  • Lincoln Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln Court is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Court
  • Little Bethlehem
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Little Bethlehem is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bethlehem
  • Little Buck ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Little Buck is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Buck
  • Lookout Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lookout Heights is located in Kenton County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Heights
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Over-The-Rhine
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Over-The-Rhine is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Over-The-Rhine
    • Park Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Placid Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Placid Meadows is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid Meadows
    • Price Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Price Hill is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill

How Far From Saint Lawrence Corners 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 Saint Lawrence Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Saint Lawrence Corners and extending to:

  • Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the East.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Lawrence Corners 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 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 404 miles [650.2 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 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,797 miles [7,720 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Lawrence Corners) 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 Saint Lawrence Corners 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 Saint Lawrence Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1106, Longitude: -84.5724       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Lawrence Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.47 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.69 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.928 degrees.