Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ixworth:
  • 39.366723, -84.544112
  • 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 Ixworth

• 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Since Ixworth is near Hamilton County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Ixworth

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ixworth ...

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.

• Cherokee Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cherokee Park is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Park
• Fairplay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairplay is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
• Grand View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Grand View is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
• Greenlawn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenlawn is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
• Greystone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Greystone is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
• Homewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Homewood is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• Indian Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Indian Springs is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Jones ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
• Lawn Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawn Park is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Park
• Lower Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lower Ferry is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
• Pleasant Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Run is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
• Pleasant Run Farm
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Run Farm is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run Farm
• River View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • River View is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
• Snow Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Snow Hill is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Ixworth once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ixworth and extending to:

• Hamilton, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Ixworth to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 403 miles [648.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,908 miles [11,117.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,785 miles [7,700.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'