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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 Chesterville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chesterville 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 Chesterville:
- 39.067834, -85.052177
- 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 Chesterville
- 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 Dearborn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dearborn County
- Since Chesterville is near Ripley County and also Ohio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ripley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio 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 Chesterville
Communities Also Named Chesterville ...
We found ten communities that are also named Chesterville.
Within Indiana, the name Chesterville is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Douglas County
- This Chesterville is located in Douglas County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chesterville that is located in Dearborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Chesterville.
- Maine
- Franklin County
- This Chesterville is located in Franklin County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chesterville that is located in Dearborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Chesterville.
- Maryland
- Kent County
- This Chesterville is located in Kent County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the east of the Chesterville that is located in Dearborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Chesterville.
- Mississippi
- Lee County
- This Chesterville is located in Lee County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Chesterville that is located in Dearborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Chesterville.
- Ohio
- Morrow County
- This Chesterville is located in Morrow County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chesterville that is located in Dearborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Chesterville.
- Ontario
- This Chesterville lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chesterville that is located in Dearborn County.
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- This Chesterville is located in Chester County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the east of the Chesterville that is located in Dearborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Chesterville.
- Quebec
- This Chesterville lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chesterville that is located in Dearborn County.
- Texas
- Colorado County
- This Chesterville is located in Colorado County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Chesterville that is located in Dearborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colorado County community of Chesterville.
- West Virginia
- Wood County
- This Chesterville is located in Wood County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the east of the Chesterville that is located in Dearborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Chesterville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chesterville ...
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.
- Aurora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buffalo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Cold Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cold Springs is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Delaware
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Farmers Retreat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers Retreat is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Retreat
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pierceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pierceville is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Prattsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prattsburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
- Stringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stumptown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stumptown is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Texas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Texas is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Utah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Utah is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah
How Far From Chesterville 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 Chesterville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chesterville and extending to:
- Lawrenceburg, which is the Seat of Dearborn County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Chesterville to Lawrenceburg, 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 76 miles [122.3 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 430 miles [692 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Chesterville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Chesterville 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 Chesterville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0678, Longitude: -85.0522 In this case, the coordinates for Chesterville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.772 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.029 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.158 degrees. |
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