Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Connersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Connersville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Connersville
- 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 Connersville:
- 39.645116, -85.139098
- 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 Connersville
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Connersville is near Wayne County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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 Connersville ...
We found six communities that share the name Connersville.
Within Indiana, the name Connersville is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Polk County
- This Connersville is located in Polk County and lies 832 miles [1,339 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Connersville that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Connersville.
- Volusia County
- This Connersville is located in Volusia County and lies 745 miles [1,199 km] to the south southeast of the Connersville that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Connersville.
- Kansas
- Decatur 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 Kansas community of Connersville [Decatur County].
- Kentucky
- Harrison County
- This Connersville is located in Harrison County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Connersville that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Connersville.
- Pennsylvania
- Northumberland County
- This Connersville is located in Northumberland County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Connersville that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Connersville.
- Wisconsin
- Dunn 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 Wisconsin community of Connersville [Dunn County].
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Connersville ...
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.
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Alpine is located in Fayette County
- Blooming Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Blooming Grove is located in Franklin County
- Dunlapsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlapsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlapsville
- Dunlapsville is located in Union County
- Harrisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Hopeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Longwood Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Crossing
- Longwood Crossing is located in Fayette County
- Lyonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
- Lyonsville is located in Fayette County
- Orange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Pinhook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Springersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Springersville is located in Fayette County
- Yankee Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
How Far From Connersville 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 city such as Connersville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Connersville and extending to:
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Connersville 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 436 miles [701.7 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 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,798 miles [7,721.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Connersville: www.cityofconnersville.net/
The official website for Fayette County: www.co.fayette.in.us/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Connersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Connersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6451, Longitude: -85.1391 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Connersville 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 Connersville 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 312.826 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.174 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.029 degrees. |