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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 Butlerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Butlerville 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 Butlerville:
    • 39.034081, -85.512764
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Butlerville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Butlerville ...

We found seven communities that share the name Butlerville.

Within Indiana, the name Butlerville is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Lonoke County
      • This Butlerville is located in Lonoke County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Butlerville that is located in Jennings County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of Butlerville.
    • Iowa
      • Tama County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Butlerville [Tama County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampden County
      • This Butlerville is located in Hampden County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Butlerville that is located in Jennings County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Butlerville.
    • New York
      • Westchester County
      • This Butlerville is located in Westchester County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Butlerville that is located in Jennings County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Butlerville.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Butlerville.
    • Ohio
      • Warren County
      • This Butlerville is located in Warren County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Butlerville that is located in Jennings County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Butlerville.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Butlerville [Salt Lake County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Butlerville ...

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.

  • Alert
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
    • Alert is located in Decatur County
  • Brewersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
    • Brewersville is located in Jennings County
  • Correct
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Correct have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correct
    • Correct is located in Ripley County
  • Five Points
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Jefferson County
  • Grayford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
    • Grayford is located in Jennings County
  • Harper
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
    • Harper is located in Decatur County
  • Jolleyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jolleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolleyville
    • Jolleyville is located in Ripley County
  • Nebraska
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nebraska have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
    • Nebraska is located in Jennings County
  • Otter Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
    • Otter Village is located in Ripley County
  • Pinhook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinhook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
    • Pinhook is located in Decatur County
  • Queensville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queensville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
    • Queensville is located in Jennings County
  • Walnut Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
    • Walnut Ridge is located in Jennings County

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

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

  • Vernon, which is the Seat of Jennings County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Butlerville to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 455 miles [732.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,963 miles [11,205.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,839 miles [7,787.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Butlerville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

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 from Point A (ie- Butlerville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Butlerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0341, Longitude: -85.5128    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Butlerville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Butlerville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.063 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.357 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.377 degrees.









 

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