Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ennis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ennis and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ennis
- 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 Ennis:
- 37.198393, -86.973797
- 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 Ennis
- 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 Muhlenberg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Muhlenberg County
- Since Ennis is near Butler County and also Ohio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Ennis ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Ennis.
Within Kentucky, the name Ennis is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- California
- Georgia
- Baldwin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ennis [Baldwin County].
- Johnson 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 Georgia community of Ennis [Johnson County].
- Washington County
- This Ennis is located in Washington County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Ennis that is located in Muhlenberg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Ennis.
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Montana
- Texas
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ennis ...
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.
- Cool Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Cool Springs is located in Ohio County
- Dunmor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmor
- Dunmor is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmor <4>
- Ebenezer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Gus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Harper Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Crossroads
- Harper Crossroads is located in Butler County
- Hollow Bill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Bill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Bill
- Hollow Bill is located in Logan County
- Huntsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Knightsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsburg
- Knightsburg is located in Muhlenberg County
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Butler County
- Rockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Silver City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Union Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Union Ridge is located in Muhlenberg County
How Far From Ennis 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 Ennis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ennis and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Muhlenberg County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Ennis to Greenville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 133 miles [214 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 552 miles [888.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,105 miles [11,434.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,981 miles [8,016.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ennis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ennis 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ennis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ennis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1984, Longitude: -86.9738 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ennis 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 313.952 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.117 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.52 degrees. |