Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ironton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ironton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ironton
- 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 Ironton:
- 38.662274, -86.775276
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ironton
- 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 Martin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Martin County
- Since Ironton is near Orange County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ironton ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Ironton.
Within Indiana, the name Ironton is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New York
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- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Utah
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ironton ...
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.
- Lacy
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Loogootee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loogootee
- Loogootee is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,661 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loogootee <4>
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Martin County
- Scarlet
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Scenic Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hill
- Scenic Hill is located in Martin County
- Shoals
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Shoals is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoals <4>
- Shoals Overlook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoals Overlook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals Overlook
- Shoals Overlook is located in Martin County
- Willow Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley
- Willow Valley is located in Martin County
How Far From Ironton 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 Ironton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ironton and extending to:
- Shoals, which is the Seat of Martin County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Ironton to Indianapolis, with an average speed<6>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 524 miles [843.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,304 miles [10,145.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,032 miles [11,316.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,909 miles [7,900.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ironton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ironton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ironton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6623, Longitude: -86.7753 In this case, the coordinates for Ironton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Ironton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Ironton 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Ironton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.861 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.218 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.054 degrees. |