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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 Brown Jug Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brown Jug Corner 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 Brown Jug Corner:
- 39.288096, -87.258905
- 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 Brown Jug Corner
- 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 Vigo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vigo County
- Since Brown Jug Corner is near Clay County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Brown Jug Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brown Jug Corner ...
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.
- Art
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Blackhawk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blackhawk is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Clay City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Curryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Curryville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Eel River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Farmersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Hickory Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Island is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Island
- Jasonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lewis
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Redcuff Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Redcuff Corner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcuff Corner
- Saline City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Standard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Standard is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
How Far From Brown Jug Corner 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 Brown Jug Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brown Jug Corner and extending to:
- Terre Haute, which is the Seat of Vigo County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brown Jug Corner to Terre Haute, 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.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 548 miles [881.9 km] to the east (E). Driving 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 6,293 miles [10,127.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,023 miles [11,302.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,901 miles [7,887.4 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- Brown Jug Corner) 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 Brown Jug Corner 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 Brown Jug Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2881, Longitude: -87.2589 In this case, the coordinates for Brown Jug Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.18 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.672 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.11 degrees. |
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