Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ensor:
  • 37.789217, -86.980549
  • 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 Ensor

• 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 Daviess County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Daviess County
  • Since Ensor is near Spencer County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spencer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Ensor

Communities Also Named Ensor ...

We found one communities that are also named Ensor.

Within Kentucky, the name Ensor is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Ensor in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Tennessee
    • Putnam County
    • This Ensor is located in Putnam County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ensor that is located in Daviess County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Ensor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ensor ...

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.

• Africa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Africa is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
• Boston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Boston is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
• Floral
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Floral is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
• Grandview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grandview is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Habit
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Habit is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habit
• Knottsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Knottsville is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
• Patronville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Patronville is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patronville
• Rockport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockport is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <2>
• Spice Knob
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Spice Knob is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spice Knob

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ensor and extending to:

• Owensboro, which is the Seat of Daviess County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Ensor to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 543 miles [873.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,354 miles [10,225.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,079 miles [11,392.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,955 miles [7,974.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'