Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Beehunter:
  • 38.956157, -87.121122
  • 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 Beehunter

• 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Beehunter is near Davies's County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davies's County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Beehunter

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beehunter ...

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.

• Bucktown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bucktown is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
• Freelandville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Freelandville is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
• Furnace
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Furnace is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
• Hoosier
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hoosier is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
• Island City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Island City is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
• Lone Tree
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lone Tree is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
• Lyons
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyons is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <1>
• Marco
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Marco is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
• Plainville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Plainville is located in Davies's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
• Pleasantville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pleasantville is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
• Sandborn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandborn is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
• Stringtown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stringtown is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

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

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

• Bloomfield, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beehunter to Bloomfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 541 miles [870.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,304 miles [10,145.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,910 miles [7,901.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'