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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 Ewington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ewington 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 Ewington:
- 39.326439, -85.568029
- 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 Ewington
- 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 Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- Since Ewington is near Bartholomew County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bartholomew County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Ewington
Communities Also Named Ewington ...
We found three communities that are also named Ewington.
Within Indiana, the name Ewington is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Effingham County
- This Ewington is located in Effingham County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the west of the Ewington that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Effingham County community of Ewington.
- Kentucky
- Montgomery County
- This Ewington is located in Montgomery County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ewington that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Ewington.
- Ohio
- Gallia County
- This Ewington is located in Gallia County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the east of the Ewington that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Ewington.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ewington ...
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.
- Craig
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Craig is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Geneva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Harris City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Hartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <2>
- Mechanicsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Moscow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Pinhook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pinhook is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Pleasure Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasure Valley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Valley
- Rugby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Slabtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Slabtown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Sleepy Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
How Far From Ewington 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 Ewington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ewington and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Decatur County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Ewington to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 457 miles [735.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,226 miles [10,019.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,953 miles [11,189.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ewington) 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 Ewington 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 Ewington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3264, Longitude: -85.5680 In this case, the coordinates for Ewington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.099 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.44 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.319 degrees. |
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