Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cannelburg:
  • 38.668663, -86.998334
  • 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 Cannelburg

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cannelburg ...

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.

• Black Oak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Black Oak is located in Davies's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
• Bramble
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bramble is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramble
• Corning
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Corning is located in Davies's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
• Lettsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lettsville is located in Davies's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lettsville
• Loogootee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Loogootee is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loogootee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loogootee <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Loogootee
  • From Cannelburg to Loogootee
• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Pennyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pennyville is located in Davies's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyville
• Scenic Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Scenic Hill is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hill
• Shoals Overlook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Shoals Overlook is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals Overlook
• Waco
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Waco is located in Davies's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco

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

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

• Washington, which is the Seat of Davies's County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Cannelburg to Washington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 536 miles [862.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,918 miles [7,914.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'