Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Westside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westside and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Westside
- 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 Westside:
- 39.063947, -84.907174
- 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 Westside
- 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 Dearborn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dearborn County
- Since Westside is near Boone County and also Ohio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- eBird sighting report for Ohio 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 Westside ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Westside.
Within Indiana, the name Westside is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- British Columbia
- This Westside lies 1,841 miles [2,962.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Westside that is located in Dearborn County.
- California
- Fresno County
- This Westside is located in Fresno County and lies 1,920 miles [3,089.9 km]<1> to the west of the Westside that is located in Dearborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Westside.
- San Bernardino County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Westside [San Bernardino County].
- Stanislaus 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 California community of Westside [Stanislaus County].
- Florida
- Georgia
- Catoosa County
- This Westside is located in Catoosa County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the south of the Westside that is located in Dearborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catoosa County community of Westside.
- Hall County
- This Westside is located in Hall County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km] to the south of the Westside that is located in Dearborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Westside.
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westside ...
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.
- Aurora
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Dearborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,698 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <3>
- Buffalo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Bullittsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullittsville
- Bullittsville is located in Boone County (KY)
- Cold Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Dearborn County
- Commissary Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commissary Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commissary Corner
- Commissary Corner is located in Boone County (KY)
- Elizabethtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Homestead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Idlewild
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Rabbit Hash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hash
- Rabbit Hash is located in Boone County (KY)
- Former name for Rabbit Hash:
- Carlton
- Rising Sun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rising Sun is located in Ohio County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <3>
- Texas
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Utah
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
How Far From Westside 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 Westside to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westside and extending to:
- Lawrenceburg, which is the Seat of Dearborn County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Westside 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 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 422 miles [679.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,813 miles [7,745.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dearborn County: www.dearborncounty.org/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0639, Longitude: -84.9072 In this case, the coordinates for Westside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Westside 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Westside to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.681 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.924 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.093 degrees. |