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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 Covington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Covington 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 Covington:
- 40.142119, -87.394045
- 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 Covington
- 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 Covington is near Warren County and also Vermillion 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 Vermillion 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 Covington
Communities Also Named Covington ...
We found 28 communities that are also named Covington.
Within Indiana, the name Covington is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of 28 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Covington [Lauderdale County].
- Arkansas
- Calhoun County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Covington [Calhoun County].
- Florida
- Taylor County
- This Covington is located in Taylor County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Covington that is located in Fountain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Covington.
- Georgia
- Newton County
- This Covington is located in Newton County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Covington that is located in Fountain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Covington.
- Illinois
- Washington County
- This Covington is located in Washington County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Covington that is located in Fountain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Covington.
- Wayne County
- This Covington is located in Wayne County and lies 133 miles [214 km] to the south southwest of the Covington that is located in Fountain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Covington.
- Iowa
- Linn County
- This Covington is located in Linn County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Covington that is located in Fountain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Covington.
- Kansas
- Riley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Covington [Riley County].
- Saline County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Covington [Saline County].
- Smith County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Covington [Smith County].
- Kentucky
- Kenton County
- This Covington is located in Kenton County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Covington that is located in Fountain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenton County community of Covington.
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Covington is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Covington that is located in Fountain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Covington.
- Michigan
- Baraga County
- This Covington is located in Baraga County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<2> to the north of the Covington that is located in Fountain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baraga County community of Covington.
- Missouri
- Pemiscot County
- This Covington is located in Pemiscot County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Covington that is located in Fountain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pemiscot County community of Covington.
- Nebraska
- Dakota County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Covington [Dakota County].
- New York
- Wyoming County
- This Covington is located in Wyoming County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Covington that is located in Fountain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Covington.
- North Carolina
- Caswell County
- This Covington is located in Caswell County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Covington that is located in Fountain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caswell County community of Covington.
- Richmond County
- This Covington is located in Richmond County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km] to the southeast of the Covington that is located in Fountain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Covington.
- Ohio
- Miami County
- This Covington is located in Miami County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<2> to the east of the Covington that is located in Fountain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Covington.
- Oklahoma
- Garfield County
- This Covington is located in Garfield County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Covington that is located in Fountain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Covington.
- Pennsylvania
- Tioga County
- This Covington is located in Tioga County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Covington that is located in Fountain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Covington.
- South Carolina
- Marlboro County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Covington [Marlboro County].
- Tennessee
- Tipton County
- This Covington is located in Tipton County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Covington that is located in Fountain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Covington.
- Texas
- Hill County
- This Covington is located in Hill County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Covington that is located in Fountain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Covington.
- Virginia
- Alleghany County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Covington [Alleghany County].
- Covington City
- This Covington is located in Covington City and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Covington that is located in Fountain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington City community of Covington.
- Goochland County
- This Covington is located in Goochland County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km] to the east southeast of the Covington that is located in Fountain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Covington.
- Washington
- King County
- This Covington is located in King County and lies 1,784 miles [2,871.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Covington that is located in Fountain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Covington.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Covington ...
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.
- Coal Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coal Creek is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Flat Iron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Iron is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron
- Fountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Hunter Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hunter Corner is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Corner
- Perrysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Romine Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Romine Corner is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romine Corner
- Stone Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tree Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Covington 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 city such as Covington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Covington and extending to:
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Covington to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5>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 three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 558 miles [898 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,257 miles [10,069.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,990 miles [11,249.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,870 miles [7,837.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Covington could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Covington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Covington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Covington 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 Covington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1421, Longitude: -87.3940 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.277 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.904 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.942 degrees. |
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