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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 Top-of-the-Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Top-of-the-Ridge and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Top-of-the-Ridge:
    • 39.196171, -84.267715
    • 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 Top-of-the-Ridge
  • 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 Top-of-the-Ridge is near Hamilton County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Top-of-the-Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Top-of-the-Ridge ...

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.

  • Branch Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Branch Hill is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Hill
  • Craver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Craver is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craver
  • Elenor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Elenor is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elenor
  • Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hills is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
  • Indian Knolls
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Indian Knolls is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Knolls
  • Indianview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Indianview is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianview
  • Jones Farm
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jones Farm is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Farm
  • Loveland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mount Repose
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Mount Repose is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Repose
  • Mulberry
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Mulberry is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Raiders Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Raiders Run is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiders Run
  • Springvale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Springvale is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
  • Terrace Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Terrace Park is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people
  • Williams Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Williams Corners is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corners

How Far From Top-of-the-Ridge to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Top-of-the-Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Top-of-the-Ridge and extending to:

  • Batavia, which is the Seat of Clermont County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Top-of-the-Ridge to Batavia, 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 86 miles [138.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 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 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,904 miles [11,110.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,780 miles [7,692.7 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- Top-of-the-Ridge) 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 Top-of-the-Ridge 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 Top-of-the-Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1962, Longitude: -84.2677       In this case, the coordinates for Top-of-the-Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.278 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.483 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.765 degrees.