Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Allens Acres:
  • 39.992818, -86.303050
  • 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 Allens Acres

• 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
  • Since Allens Acres is near Hamilton County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Allens Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Allens Acres ...

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.

• Big Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Big Springs is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
• Dale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dale is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
• Eagle Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Eagle Village is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
• Eagletown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
• Kings Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kings Mill is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
• Saddle Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Saddle Creek is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
• Shepherd
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Shepherd is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
• Stonegate
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stonegate is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
• Traders Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Traders Point is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
• Zionsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Zionsville is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zionsville <1>

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

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

• Lebanon, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Allens Acres to Lebanon, 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.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 499 miles [803.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,953 miles [11,189.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,831 miles [7,774.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'