Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ashby Yards:
  • 38.474493, -87.284735
  • 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 Ashby Yards

• 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
  • Since Ashby Yards is near Knox County and also Gibson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gibson 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 Ashby Yards

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashby Yards ...

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.

• Arthur
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Arthur is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
• Coats Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Coats Spring is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Spring
• Five Points
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Five Points is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Highbank Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Highbank Town is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
• Littles
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Littles is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles
• Marysville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Marysville is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
• Oatsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Oatsville is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
• Pond Creek Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pond Creek Mills is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek Mills
• Rogers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rogers is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
• Rumble
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rumble is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
• Sandy Hook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
• Union
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Union is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

• Petersburg, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Ashby Yards 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 552 miles [888.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,061 miles [11,363.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,938 miles [7,946.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'