Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ashbyburg:
  • 37.535323, -87.368889
  • 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 Ashbyburg

• 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 Hopkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hopkins County
  • Since Ashbyburg is near McLean County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McLean County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster 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 Ashbyburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashbyburg ...

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.

• Delaware
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Delaware is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
• Elba
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Elba is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
• Glenville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenville is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
• Jewel City
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
• Lemon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lemon is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
• Panther
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Panther is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
• Poplar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplar Grove is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
• Poverty
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Poverty is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty
• Rangers Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rangers Landing is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangers Landing
• Slaughters
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Slaughters is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
• Steamport Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Steamport Landing is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamport Landing

How Far From Ashbyburg to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ashbyburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Madisonville, which is the Seat of Hopkins County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ashbyburg to Madisonville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 568 miles [914.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,382 miles [10,270.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,107 miles [11,437.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,983 miles [8,019.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'