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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 Dubois Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dubois Crossroads 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 Dubois Crossroads:
- 38.481165, -86.811940
- 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 Dubois Crossroads
- 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 Dubois County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dubois County
- Since Dubois Crossroads is near Martin County and also Davies's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davies's 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 Dubois Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dubois Crossroads ...
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.
- Crystal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crystal is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- French Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Hillham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Ireland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lacy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Mentor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mentor is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pennyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pennyville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyville
- Portersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Prospect
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Schnellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Shoals
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Waco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waco is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
How Far From Dubois Crossroads 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 Dubois Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dubois Crossroads and extending to:
- Jasper, which is the Seat of Dubois County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Dubois Crossroads to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 527 miles [848.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,315 miles [10,163 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,918 miles [7,914.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Dubois Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Dubois Crossroads 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 Dubois Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4812, Longitude: -86.8119 In this case, the coordinates for Dubois Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.881 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.216 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.119 degrees. |
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