Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Terre Haute, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Terre Haute and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Terre Haute
- 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 Terre Haute:
- 40.666332, -90.981122
- 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 Terre Haute
- 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 Henderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- Since Terre Haute is near Hancock County and also Des Moines County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- eBird sighting report for Des Moines 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
Communities Also Named Terre Haute ...
We found five communities that share the name Terre Haute.
Within Illinois, the name Terre Haute is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Vigo County
- This Terre Haute is located in Vigo County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Terre Haute that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vigo County community of Terre Haute.
- Iowa
- Decatur County
- This Terre Haute is located in Decatur County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the west of the Terre Haute that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Terre Haute.
- Louisiana
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Terre Haute [Saint John the Baptist Parish].
- Missouri
- Putnam County
- This Terre Haute is located in Putnam County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the west of the Terre Haute that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Terre Haute.
- Ohio
- Champaign County
- This Terre Haute is located in Champaign County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the east of the Terre Haute that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Terre Haute.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Terre Haute ...
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.
- Disco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Disco is located in Hancock County
- Gulf Port
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Heapsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heapsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heapsville
- Heapsville is located in Henderson County
- Hopper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Iowa Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County
- La Crosse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Lone Tree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Media
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Silver Lake ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Henderson County
- Spring Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Yellow Banks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Banks
- Yellow Banks is located in Henderson County
How Far From Terre Haute 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 Terre Haute to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Terre Haute and extending to:
- Oquawka, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Terre Haute to Oquawka, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 749 miles [1,205.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,364 miles [10,241.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,992 miles [8,033.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Terre Haute. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Terre Haute) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Terre Haute. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6663, Longitude: -90.9811 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Terre Haute could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Terre Haute 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 316.659 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.706 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.545 degrees. |