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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Aylesworth:
    • 40.203094, -87.243065
    • 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 Aylesworth
  • 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 Fountain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fountain County
    • Since Aylesworth is near Warren County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Aylesworth

Communities Also Named Aylesworth ...

We found three communities that are also named Aylesworth.

There is one other community in Indiana that is also named Aylesworth.

Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, .

  • Communities Located In Indiana ...
    • Porter County
      • This Aylesworth is located in Porter County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the north of the Aylesworth that is located in Fountain County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Porter County community of Aylesworth.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Oklahoma
      • Marshall County
      • This Aylesworth is located in Marshall County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Aylesworth that is located in Fountain County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Aylesworth.
    • Ontario
      • This Aylesworth lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Aylesworth that is located in Fountain County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aylesworth ...

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.

  • Five Points
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Points is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Fountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Fountain is located in Fountain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
  • Graham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Graham is located in Fountain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Hunter Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hunter Corner is located in Fountain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Corner
  • Independence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Independence is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Kramer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Kramer is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
  • Maysville Crossing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Maysville Crossing is located in Fountain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville Crossing
  • Rob Roy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Rob Roy is located in Fountain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
  • Romine Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Romine Corner is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romine Corner
  • Stone Bluff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
  • Vine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vine is located in Fountain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Aylesworth and extending to:

  • Covington, which is the Seat of Fountain County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Aylesworth to Covington, with an average speed<2> 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 64 miles [103 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 550 miles [885.1 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 6,248 miles [10,055.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,861 miles [7,823 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Aylesworth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Aylesworth to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aylesworth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2031, Longitude: -87.2431       In this case, the coordinates for Aylesworth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.179 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.801 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.854 degrees.