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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Antiville:
    • 40.497269, -84.978751
    • 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 Antiville
  • 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 Antiville ...

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.

  • Blaine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Blaine is located in Jay County
  • Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
    • Center is located in Jay County
  • Ceylon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ceylon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
    • Ceylon is located in Adams County
  • College Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Corner
    • College Corner is located in Jay County
  • Geneva
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Geneva is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <2>
  • Greene
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
    • Greene is located in Jay County
  • Jay City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
    • Jay City is located in Jay County
  • Noble
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
    • Noble is located in Jay County
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Jay County
  • Pony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
    • Pony is located in Jay County
  • Trinity
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Trinity is located in Jay County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Antiville and extending to:

  • Portland, which is the Seat of Jay County, lies just to the South.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Antiville to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4>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 5 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 436 miles [701.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,877 miles [11,067.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,755 miles [7,652.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Antiville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jay County: www.co.jay.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.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 '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- Antiville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Antiville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4973, Longitude: -84.9788    
<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 Antiville 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 312.717 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.173 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.699 degrees.









 

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