Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Upper Dayton View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Upper Dayton View and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Upper Dayton View
- 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 Upper Dayton View:
- 39.783392, -84.233275
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Upper Dayton View
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Upper Dayton View is near Shelby County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Dayton View ...
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.
- Crown Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
- Crown Point is located in Montgomery County
- Deerpark Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerpark Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark Village
- Deerpark Village is located in Montgomery County
- Frytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Frytown is located in Montgomery County
- Hooks Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Kingsville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Kingsville is located in Montgomery County
- Little York
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Little York is located in Montgomery County
- Pinchtown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Post Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Residence Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Residence Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Residence Park
- Residence Park is located in Montgomery County
- Six Mile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Sixmile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Spanker
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Stillwater Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Junction
- Stillwater Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Stringtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Montgomery County
- Trotwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotwood
- Trotwood is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trotwood <2>
- Walnut Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Walnut Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Stillwater Junction
How Far From Upper Dayton View 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 Upper Dayton View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Upper Dayton View and extending to:
- Dayton, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Upper Dayton View to Columbus, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,152 miles [9,900.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,878 miles [11,069.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,754 miles [7,650.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Upper Dayton View. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Upper Dayton View) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Upper Dayton View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7834, Longitude: -84.2333 In this case, the coordinates for Upper Dayton View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Upper Dayton View to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.251 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.538 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.571 degrees. |