Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ankenytown:
  • 40.534227, -82.504887
  • 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 Ankenytown

• 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Since Ankenytown is near Richland County and also Morrow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morrow 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 Ankenytown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ankenytown ...

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.

• Bangs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bangs is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
• Butler
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Butler is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <1>
• Fleaville ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fleaville is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
  • Fleaville has also been known as:
  • Fleaville City
• Four Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Four Corners is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Green Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Valley is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Howard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Howard is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <1>
• Jelloway
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jelloway is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
• Jugs Corners
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jugs Corners is located in Morrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugs Corners
• Kings Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kings Corners is located in Morrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corners
• Lake View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake View is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
• Little Washington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Little Washington is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Washington
• Lucas
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Lucas is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucas <1>
• Pinhook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinhook is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ankenytown and extending to:

• Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Ankenytown to Mount Vernon, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 311 miles [500.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,050 miles [9,736.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,774 miles [10,901.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,650 miles [7,483.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'