Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Alcony, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alcony and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Alcony
- 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 Alcony:
- 40.011479, -84.057499
- 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 Alcony
- 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 Miami County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Miami County
- Since Alcony is near Champaign County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Champaign County
- eBird sighting report for Clark 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alcony ...
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.
- Brown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Christiansburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christiansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
- Christiansburg is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiansburg <2>
- Crystal Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Ginghamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ginghamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Haven View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven View
- Haven View is located in Miami County
- Lena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Mad River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Sodom ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Sulphur Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Willowick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Windy Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Corner
- Windy Corner is located in Clark County
How Far From Alcony 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 Alcony to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Alcony and extending to:
- Troy, which is the Seat of Miami County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Alcony to Columbus, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 382 miles [614.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,135 miles [9,873.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,860 miles [11,040.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,737 miles [7,623.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alcony. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Miami County: www.co.miami.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Alcony) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alcony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0115, Longitude: -84.0575 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Alcony to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.137 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.441 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.42 degrees. |