Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Crothersville:
  • 38.794620, -85.839768
  • 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 Crothersville

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Crothersville is near Scott County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Crothersville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crothersville ...

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.

• Chestnut Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Chestnut Ridge is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
• Deputy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Deputy is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deputy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deputy <1>
• Gooseport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gooseport is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseport
• Hilltown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hilltown is located in Jennings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
• Little York
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Little York is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
• Paris Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
• Pumpkin Center
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Retreat
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Retreat is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
• Staples Ford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Staples Ford is located in Jennings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Ford
• Uniontown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Uniontown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

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

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

• Brownstown, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Crothersville to Brownstown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 473 miles [761.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,262 miles [10,077.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'