Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ellettsville:
  • 39.230727, -86.622313
  • 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 Ellettsville

• 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since Ellettsville is near Owen County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Owen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Ellettsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellettsville ...

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.

• Cascade
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cascade is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
• Clear Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
• Eastern Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Eastern Heights is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
• Freeman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeman is located in Owen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
• Hindustan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hindustan is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindustan
• Hunter Switch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunter Switch is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Switch
• Kirby
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kirby is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
• Leonard Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Leonard Springs is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Springs
• Marlin Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Marlin Hills is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin Hills
• Sunny Slopes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunny Slopes is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slopes

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

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

• Bloomington, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Ellettsville to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 514 miles [827.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,877 miles [7,848.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'