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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 Coxville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coxville 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 Coxville:
    • 39.651983, -87.294461
    • 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 Coxville
  • 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 Parke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Parke County
    • Since Coxville is near Vigo County and also Vermillion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Vigo County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Vermillion 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 Coxville

Communities Also Named Coxville ...

We found seven communities that are also named Coxville.

Within Indiana, the name Coxville is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Jones County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Coxville [Jones County].
    • Missouri
      • Livingston County
      • Although located in Livingston County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Coxville.
    • Nebraska
      • Dawes County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Dawes County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawes County community of Coxville.
    • North Carolina
      • Pitt County
      • This Coxville is located in Pitt County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Coxville that is located in Parke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Coxville.
    • Tennessee
      • Crockett County
      • This Coxville is located in Crockett County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Coxville that is located in Parke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crockett County community of Coxville.
    • Texas
      • Bastrop County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Coxville [Bastrop County].
      • Travis County
      • This Coxville is located in Travis County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Coxville that is located in Parke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Coxville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coxville ...

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.

  • Arabia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Arabia is located in Parke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
  • Coal Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Coal Bluff is located in Vigo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Bluff
  • Diamond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Diamond is located in Parke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Jessup
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jessup is located in Parke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
  • Needmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Needmore is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Otter Creek Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rockville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosedale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rosedale is located in Parke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
    • Rosedale has also been known as:
    • Roseville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <4>
  • Sandcut
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sandcut is located in Vigo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
  • Sandytown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
  • Smockville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Smockville is located in Parke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smockville
  • Snow Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Snow Hill is located in Parke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Summit Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
    • Superior
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Superior is located in Parke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • Syndicate
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Syndicate is located in Vermillion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syndicate
    • Universal
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Universal is located in Vermillion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
    • Wickville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Wickville is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickville

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

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

  • Rockville, which is the Seat of Parke County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Coxville to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5> 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 550 miles [885.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,009 miles [11,279.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,887 miles [7,864.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Coxville 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.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Coxville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Coxville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Coxville 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 Coxville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6520, Longitude: -87.2945       In this case, the coordinates for Coxville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.208 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.755 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.029 degrees.