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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 Twightwee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twightwee 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 Twightwee:
- 39.252003, -84.286604
- 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 Twightwee
- 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 Twightwee is near Clermont County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clermont 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 Twightwee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Twightwee ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Branch Hill is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Hill
- Highpoint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highpoint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Indianview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Indianview is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianview
- Jones Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jones Farm is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Farm
- Loveland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Loveland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Loveland Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Park
- Mount Repose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Repose is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Repose
- Mulberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Sixteen Mile Stand
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sixteen Mile Stand is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Mile Stand
- Top-of-the-Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Top-of-the-Ridge is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top-of-the-Ridge
- Twenty Mile Stand
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Twenty Mile Stand is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twenty Mile Stand
How Far From Twightwee to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Twightwee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Twightwee and extending to:
- Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Twightwee to Cincinnati, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 84 miles [135.2 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 389 miles [626 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 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,903 miles [11,109.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,779 miles [7,691.1 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Twightwee) 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 Twightwee 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 Twightwee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2520, Longitude: -84.2866 In this case, the coordinates for Twightwee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.29 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.504 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.757 degrees. |
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