Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Turpin Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turpin Hills and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Turpin Hills

• 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 Turpin Hills:
  • 39.110061, -84.379940
  • 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 Turpin Hills

• 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 Turpin Hills is near Campbell County and also Clermont 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 Clermont 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 Turpin Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Turpin Hills ...

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.

• California
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • California is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
• Clare
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Clare is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
• Dry Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Dry Run is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
• Forestville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Forestville is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
• Fruit Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fruit Hill is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Hill
• Indian Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Indian Hill is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
• Mount Lookout
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Lookout is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lookout
• Mount Summit
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Summit is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Summit
• Plainville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Plainville is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
• Red Bank
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Bank is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
• Summerside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Summerside is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerside
• Sweetwine ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sweetwine is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwine
• Viking Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Viking Village is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Village
• Watch Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Watch Hill is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watch Hill

How Far From Turpin Hills 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 Turpin Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Turpin Hills and extending to:

• Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the West.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Turpin Hills 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 394 miles [634.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,189 miles [9,960.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,788 miles [7,705.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'