Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Enion:
  • 40.275044, -90.177342
  • 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 Enion

• 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Since Enion is near Mason County and also Schuyler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuyler 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 Enion

Curious and Interesting Names Near Enion ...

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.

• Bath
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bath is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
• Bluff City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluff City is located in Schuyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
• Havana
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Havana is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <1>
• Howard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Howard is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Leesburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Leesburg is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
• Lewistown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lewistown is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <1>
• Long Branch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Branch is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
• Marbletown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Marbletown is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
• Moscow ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Moscow is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
• Otto ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Otto is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
• Quiver Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Quiver Beach is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver Beach

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Enion and extending to:

• Lewistown, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the North.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Enion to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 705 miles [1,134.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,354 miles [10,225.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,977 miles [8,009.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'