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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.
- 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:
- 41.318363, -87.113287
- 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 Porter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Porter County
- Since Aylesworth is near Jasper County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 ...
- Fountain County
- This Aylesworth is located in Fountain County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the south of the Aylesworth that is located in Porter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fountain County community of Aylesworth.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oklahoma
- Marshall County
- This Aylesworth is located in Marshall County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Aylesworth that is located in Porter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Aylesworth.
- Ontario
- This Aylesworth lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Aylesworth that is located in Porter 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 Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Five Points Corner is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points Corner
- Gates Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gates Corner is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Corner
- Hebron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Eliza
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Eliza is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Eliza
- Leroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Porter Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Range Line
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Range Line is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range Line
- Smoke Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smoke Corner is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Corner
- Stoutsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wheatfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Aylesworth to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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:
- Valparaiso, which is the Seat of Porter County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Aylesworth to Valparaiso, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 557 miles [896.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,190 miles [9,961.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,926 miles [11,146.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,808 miles [7,737.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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: 41.3184, Longitude: -87.1133 In this case, the coordinates for Aylesworth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.096 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.864 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.475 degrees. |
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