Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 York Ferry:
  • 39.168373, -87.637803
  • 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 York Ferry

• 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
  • Since York Ferry is near Crawford County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 York Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near York Ferry ...

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.

• Allright
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Allright is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allright
• Choctaw
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Choctaw is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
• Darwin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Darwin is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
• Ernst
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Ernst is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernst
• Gordon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Gordon is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
• Graysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Graysville is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
• Narrows Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Narrows Ferry is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Ferry
• Orange
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Orange is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
• Palestine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Palestine is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <1>
• Porterville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Porterville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
• Prairie Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
• Riverview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverview is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Trimble
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Trimble is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
• Walnut Prairie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Prairie is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Prairie

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

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

• Marshall, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from York Ferry to Marshall, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 568 miles [914.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,044 miles [11,336.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,922 miles [7,921.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'