Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Poneto:
  • 40.656758, -85.222435
  • 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 Poneto

• 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 Wells County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wells County
  • Since Poneto is near Huntington County and also Blackford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huntington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blackford 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 Poneto

Curious and Interesting Names Near Poneto ...

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.

• Buckeye
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Buckeye is located in Huntington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Domestic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Domestic is located in Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domestic
• Fiat
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fiat is located in Jay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
• Five Points
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Points is located in Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Greenville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greenville is located in Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Jeff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jeff is located in Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
• Keystone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Keystone is located in Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Liberty Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty Center is located in Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
• Petroleum
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Petroleum is located in Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
• Toll Gate Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Toll Gate Heights is located in Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate Heights

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

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

• Bluffton, which is the Seat of Wells County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Poneto to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2>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 450 miles [724.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,880 miles [11,072.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,758 miles [7,657.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'