Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ansley 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 Ansley Acres:
  • 41.078381, -85.212194
  • 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 Ansley 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 Allen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen County
  • Since Ansley Acres is near Whitley County and also Huntington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huntington 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 Ansley Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ansley 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.

• Forest Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Ridge is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
• Hillcrest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillcrest is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Indian Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Village is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
• Lake Shores
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Shores is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shores
• Liberty Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Hills is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
• Ludwig Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ludwig Park is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig Park
• Manor Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Manor Woods is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Woods
• Rolling Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Times Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Times Corner is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Times Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ansley Acres and extending to:

• Fort Wayne, which is the Seat of Allen County, lies just to the East.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Ansley Acres to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2>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 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 457 miles [735.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,130 miles [9,865.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,861 miles [11,041.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,740 miles [7,628.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'