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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 Eby, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eby 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 Eby:
    • 38.141992, -87.261395
    • 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 Eby
  • 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 Warrick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warrick County
    • Since Eby is near Pike County and also Gibson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gibson 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 Eby

Communities Also Named Eby ...

We found two communities that are also named Eby.

Within Indiana, the name Eby is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Carter County
      • This Eby is located in Carter County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the east of the Eby that is located in Warrick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Eby.
    • West Virginia
      • Taylor County
      • This Eby is located in Taylor County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eby that is located in Warrick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Eby.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eby ...

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.

  • Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Center is located in Warrick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Dickeyville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
  • Graham Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
  • Jockey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jockey is located in Warrick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey
  • Loafers Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Loafers Station is located in Warrick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loafers Station
  • Lynnville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosebud
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosebud is located in Warrick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
  • Scalesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Scalesville is located in Warrick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
  • Stanley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Stanley is located in Warrick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley

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

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

  • Boonville, which is the Seat of Warrick County, lies just to the South.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Eby to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 554 miles [891.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,348 miles [10,216.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,075 miles [11,386.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,952 miles [7,969.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Eby 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 Eby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1420, Longitude: -87.2614       In this case, the coordinates for Eby have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.16 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.488 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.411 degrees.