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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 Blairsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blairsville 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 Blairsville:
    • 38.078442, -87.764007
    • 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 Blairsville
  • 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 Posey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Posey County
    • Since Blairsville is near Vanderburgh County and also Gibson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Vanderburgh County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gibson 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 Blairsville

Communities Also Named Blairsville ...

We found seven communities that are also named Blairsville.

Within Indiana, the name Blairsville is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Union County
      • This Blairsville is located in Union County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Blairsville that is located in Posey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Blairsville.
    • Illinois
      • Hamilton County
      • This Blairsville is located in Hamilton County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the west of the Blairsville that is located in Posey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Blairsville.
      • Williamson County
      • This Blairsville is located in Williamson County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the west southwest of the Blairsville that is located in Posey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Blairsville.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Francois County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Saint Francois County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Blairsville.
    • Ohio
      • Clermont County
      • This Blairsville is located in Clermont County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blairsville that is located in Posey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Blairsville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Indiana County
      • This Blairsville is located in Indiana County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blairsville that is located in Posey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Blairsville.
    • South Carolina
      • York County
      • This Blairsville is located in York County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Blairsville that is located in Posey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Blairsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blairsville ...

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.

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blairsville and extending to:

  • Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Posey County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blairsville to Mount Vernon, with an average speed<4> 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 144 miles [231.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 582 miles [936.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,371 miles [10,253.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,099 miles [11,424.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,975 miles [8,006.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blairsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blairsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Blairsville 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 Blairsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0784, Longitude: -87.7640    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.478 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.845 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.655 degrees.