Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Castle Garden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Castle Garden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Castle Garden
- 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 Castle Garden:
- 38.027544, -87.399177
- 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 Castle Garden
- 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 Warrick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Warrick County
- Since Castle Garden is near Vanderburgh County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Vanderburgh County
- eBird sighting report for Henderson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Castle Garden ...
We found two communities that share the name Castle Garden.
Within Indiana, the name Castle Garden is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Cameron County
- This Castle Garden is located in Cameron County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Castle Garden that is located in Warrick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Castle Garden.
- Monroe County
- This Castle Garden is located in Monroe County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km] to the east northeast of the Castle Garden that is located in Warrick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Castle Garden.
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Castle Garden ...
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.
- Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Daylight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Dayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Fisherville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisherville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Fisherville is located in Warrick County
- Knob Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Melody Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melody Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Paradise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Rustic Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rustic Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
- Rustic Hills is located in Warrick County
How Far From Castle Garden 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 Castle Garden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Castle Garden and extending to:
- Boonville, which is the Seat of Warrick County, lies just to the East.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Castle Garden to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 563 miles [906.1 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 6,359 miles [10,233.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,962 miles [7,985.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Castle Garden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Warrick County: www.warrickcounty.gov/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Castle Garden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Castle Garden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0275, Longitude: -87.3992 In this case, the coordinates for Castle Garden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Castle Garden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.244 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.569 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.502 degrees. |