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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 South Bantam, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Bantam 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 South Bantam:
- 38.983398, -84.146323
- 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 South Bantam
- 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 Clermont County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clermont County
- Since South Bantam is near Campbell County and also Brown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brown 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 South Bantam
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Bantam ...
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.
- Clover
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clover is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
- Elk Lick ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elk Lick is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lick
- Fair Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Hamlet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlet is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Locust Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Lake is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lake
- Mount Holly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Holly is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Pinhook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pinhook is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Saltair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saltair is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltair
How Far From South Bantam 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 South Bantam to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in South Bantam and extending to:
- Batavia, which is the Seat of Clermont County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from South Bantam to Columbus, with an average speed<2>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 381 miles [613.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,908 miles [11,117.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,784 miles [7,699.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- South Bantam) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 South Bantam 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 South Bantam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9834, Longitude: -84.1463 In this case, the coordinates for South Bantam have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.203 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.367 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.774 degrees. |
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