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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 Watch Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Watch Hill 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 Watch Hill:
- 39.063673, -84.371606
- 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 Watch Hill
- 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 Watch Hill 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 Watch Hill
Communities Also Named Watch Hill ...
We found two communities that are also named Watch Hill.
Within Ohio, the name Watch Hill is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Watch Hill is located in Hillsborough County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the south of the Watch Hill that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Watch Hill.
- Rhode Island
- Washington County
- This Watch Hill is located in Washington County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Watch Hill that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Watch Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Watch Hill ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- California is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Dry Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Run is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Eightmile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eightmile is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
- Forestville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Forestville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Fruit Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fruit Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Hill
- Home ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Home is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Melbourne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Summit is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Summit
- Silver Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwine ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sweetwine is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwine
How Far From Watch Hill 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 Watch Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Watch Hill and extending to:
- Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Watch Hill to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 393 miles [632.5 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 6,191 miles [9,963.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,790 miles [7,708.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Watch Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Watch Hill 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 Watch Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0637, Longitude: -84.3716 In this case, the coordinates for Watch Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.344 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.539 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.851 degrees. |
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