Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fivemile:
  • 39.119509, -83.932986
  • 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 Upper Fivemile

• 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
  • Since Upper Fivemile is near Highland County and also Clermont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Highland 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 Upper Fivemile

Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Fivemile ...

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.

• Bloom Rose ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bloom Rose is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Rose
• Centerville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Centerville is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Chasetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Chasetown is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chasetown
• Crosstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Crosstown is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstown
• Fivemile
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fivemile is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
• Greenbush
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Greenbush is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
• Kirbyville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Kirbyville is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville
• Marathon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Marathon is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
• Needfull
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Needfull is located in Highland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needfull

How Far From Upper Fivemile 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 Fivemile to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Upper Fivemile to Georgetown, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 77 miles [123.9 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 370 miles [595.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,171 miles [9,931.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,769 miles [7,675 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'