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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 Spring Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring Meadows 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 Spring Meadows:
- 39.218391, -84.529111
- 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 Spring Meadows
- 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 Spring Meadows 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 Spring Meadows
Communities Also Named Spring Meadows ...
We found six communities that are also named Spring Meadows.
Within Ohio, the name Spring Meadows is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Conway County
- This Spring Meadows is located in Conway County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Spring Meadows that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Spring Meadows.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Spring Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the east of the Spring Meadows that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Spring Meadows.
- Harford County
- This Spring Meadows is located in Harford County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km] to the east of the Spring Meadows that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Spring Meadows.
- Montgomery County
- This Spring Meadows is located in Montgomery County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km] to the east of the Spring Meadows that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Spring Meadows.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Spring Meadows is located in Harris County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the southwest of the Spring Meadows that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Spring Meadows.
- Virginia
- Hanover County
- This Spring Meadows is located in Hanover County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Spring Meadows that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Spring Meadows.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Meadows ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bevis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevis
- Carthage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carthage is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Forest Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenhills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hartwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hartwell is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Ivorydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ivorydale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivorydale
- Ivorydale Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ivorydale Junction is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivorydale Junction
- Lincoln Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,354 people
- Lockland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lockland is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,437 people
- Lynnview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lynnview is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnview
- Mount Healthy
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Reading
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roselawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roselawn is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 east)
- Wyoming Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming Meadows is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Meadows
How Far From Spring Meadows 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 Spring Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spring Meadows and extending to:
- Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the South.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Spring Meadows 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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 402 miles [647 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 6,190 miles [9,961.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,790 miles [7,708.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spring Meadows) 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 Spring Meadows 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 Spring Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2184, Longitude: -84.5291 In this case, the coordinates for Spring Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.442 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.674 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.877 degrees. |
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