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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 Skyline Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Skyline Acres 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 Skyline Acres:
- 39.228669, -84.566889
- 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 Skyline Acres
- 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 Skyline Acres is near Butler County and also Campbell 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 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 Skyline Acres
Communities Also Named Skyline Acres ...
We found one communities that are also named Skyline Acres.
Within Ohio, the name Skyline Acres is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Skyline Acres in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- This Skyline Acres is located in Madison County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Skyline Acres that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Skyline Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Skyline Acres ...
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.
- Bevis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bevis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevis
- Dry Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Ridge
- Forest Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenhills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hartwell is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Lynnview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lynnview is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnview
- Mount Healthy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Run is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Spring Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Meadows is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
- Wyoming Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wyoming Meadows is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Meadows
How Far From Skyline Acres 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 Skyline Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Skyline Acres and extending to:
- Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Skyline Acres 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 98 miles [157.7 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 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 6,191 miles [9,963.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,791 miles [7,710.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Skyline Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Skyline Acres 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 Skyline Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2287, Longitude: -84.5669 In this case, the coordinates for Skyline Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.466 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.703 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.891 degrees. |
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