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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 White Oak Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Oak Meadows 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 White Oak Meadows:
- 39.227280, -84.599668
- 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 White Oak Meadows
- 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 White Oak Meadows is near Butler County and also Kenton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kenton 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 White Oak Meadows
Curious and Interesting Names Near White Oak Meadows ...
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.
- Bevis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bevis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevis
- Birdland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Birdland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdland
- Bridgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bridgetown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Carthage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carthage is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Cyclorama Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cyclorama Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclorama Heights
- Dent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dent is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
- Dry Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Ridge
- English Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- English Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Woods
- Forest Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenhills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hartwell is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Ivorydale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ivorydale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivorydale
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ivorydale Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ivorydale Junction is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivorydale Junction
- Lynnview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lynnview is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnview
- Mount Healthy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Run is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Pleasant Run Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Run Farm is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run Farm
- Spring Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Meadows is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
- Woodlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,395 people
- Wyoming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wyoming Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wyoming Meadows is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Meadows
How Far From White Oak Meadows 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 White Oak Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in White Oak Meadows and extending to:
- Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from White Oak Meadows to Cincinnati, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 406 miles [653.4 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 6,193 miles [9,966.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,917 miles [11,131.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- White Oak Meadows) 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 White Oak Meadows 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 White Oak Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2273, Longitude: -84.5997 In this case, the coordinates for White Oak Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.487 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.726 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.906 degrees. |
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