Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ebon:
  • 37.954440, -83.435970
  • 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 Ebon

• 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Since Ebon is near Menifee County and also Rowan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Menifee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan 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 Ebon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ebon ...

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.

• Artville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Artville is located in Menifee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artville
• Back
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Back is located in Menifee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back
• Big Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Woods is located in Menifee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
• Bonny
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonny is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny
• Craft
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Craft is located in Menifee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft
• Dan
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Dan is located in Menifee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan
• Hickory Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Korea
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Korea is located in Menifee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korea
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Korea
  • From Ebon to Korea
• Mount Hope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Hope
  • From Ebon to Mount Hope
• Twentysix
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Twentysix is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twentysix
• Woodsbend
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodsbend is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsbend

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

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

• West Liberty, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ebon to West Liberty, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 352 miles [566.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,797 miles [7,720 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'