Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Allensville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allensville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Allensville
- 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 Allensville:
- 38.873116, -85.020229
- 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 Allensville
- 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 Switzerland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Switzerland County
- Since Allensville is near Ohio County and also Gallatin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ohio County
- eBird sighting report for Gallatin 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
Communities Also Named Allensville ...
We found nine communities that share the name Allensville.
Within Indiana, the name Allensville is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Forsyth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Allensville [Forsyth County].
- Kentucky
- Clark County
- This Allensville is located in Clark County and lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Allensville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Allensville.
- Todd County
- This Allensville is located in Todd County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the southwest of the Allensville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Todd County community of Allensville.
- North Carolina
- Person County
- This Allensville is located in Person County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Allensville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Person County community of Allensville.
- Ohio
- Vinton County
- This Allensville is located in Vinton County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Allensville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vinton County community of Allensville.
- Ontario
- This Allensville lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Allensville that is located in Switzerland County.
- Pennsylvania
- Mifflin County
- This Allensville is located in Mifflin County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Allensville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Allensville.
- Tennessee
- Sevier County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Allensville [Sevier County].
- West Virginia
- Berkeley County
- This Allensville is located in Berkeley County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<2> to the east of the Allensville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Allensville.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Allensville ...
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.
- Aaron
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Blue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Farmers Retreat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Retreat
- Farmers Retreat is located in Dearborn County
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Ripley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <5>
- Long Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Markland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Patriot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patriot have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriot
- Patriot is located in Switzerland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patriot <5>
- Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Pleasant is located in Switzerland County
- Rabbit Hash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hash
- Rabbit Hash is located in Boone County (KY)
- Former name for Rabbit Hash:
- Carlton
- Rising Sun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rising Sun is located in Ohio County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <5>
How Far From Allensville 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 Allensville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Allensville and extending to:
- Vevay, which is the Seat of Switzerland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Allensville to Vevay, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 428 miles [688.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,226 miles [10,019.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,950 miles [11,184.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,826 miles [7,766.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Allensville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Allensville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Allensville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Allensville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8731, Longitude: -85.0202 In this case, the coordinates for Allensville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Allensville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Allensville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.752 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.978 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.20 degrees. |