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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Armiesburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Armiesburg and the surrounding area.
- 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 Armiesburg:
- 39.762499, -87.351073
- 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 Armiesburg
- 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 Parke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Parke County
- Since Armiesburg is near Vermillion County and also Edgar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vermillion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgar 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 Armiesburg
Curious and Interesting Names Near Armiesburg ...
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.
- Arabia
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Arabia is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
- Bono
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bono is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Coke Oven Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coke Oven Hollow is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke Oven Hollow
- Early Station
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Early Station is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Station
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma Station is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma Station
- Pottertown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pottertown is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottertown
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sandytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Armiesburg 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 Armiesburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Armiesburg and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Parke County, lies just to the East.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Armiesburg to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 553 miles [890 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,006 miles [11,275.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,885 miles [7,861.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Armiesburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Armiesburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Armiesburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7625, Longitude: -87.3511 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.246 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.814 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.026 degrees. |
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