Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dewberry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dewberry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dewberry
- 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 Dewberry:
- 38.951169, -85.151622
- 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 Dewberry
- 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 Ripley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ripley County
- Since Dewberry is near Dearborn County and also Switzerland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dearborn County
- eBird sighting report for Switzerland 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 Dewberry ...
We found three communities that share the name Dewberry.
Within Indiana, the name Dewberry is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Dewberry lies 1,562 miles [2,513.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dewberry that is located in Ripley County.
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Hall County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Dewberry.
- Walker County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Dewberry [Walker County].
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dewberry ...
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.
- Aaron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Barbersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbersville
- Barbersville is located in Jefferson County
- Blue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Cold Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Dearborn County
- Correct
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Cross Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Cross Plains is located in Ripley County
- Farmers Retreat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Retreat
- Farmers Retreat is located in Dearborn County
- Friendship
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Ripley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <5>
- Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Pleasant is located in Switzerland County
How Far From Dewberry 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 Dewberry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dewberry and extending to:
- Versailles, which is the Seat of Ripley County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dewberry to Versailles, with an average speed<6> 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 77 miles [123.9 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 435 miles [700.1 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,227 miles [10,021.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,828 miles [7,769.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dewberry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ripley County: www.ripleycounty.com/
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 from Point A (ie- Dewberry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dewberry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9512, Longitude: -85.1516 In this case, the coordinates for Dewberry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Dewberry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Dewberry 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Dewberry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.835 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.084 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.237 degrees. |