Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Francesville:
  • 40.985417, -86.883707
  • 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 Francesville

• 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Since Francesville is near Jasper County and also White County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White 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 Francesville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Francesville ...

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.

• Buffalo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Buffalo is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Guernsey
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Guernsey is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
• Hanging Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanging Grove is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Grove
• Laura
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Laura is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura
• Lee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lee is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
• Moody
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Moody is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
• Newland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Newland is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
• Pleasant Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Radioville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Radioville is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radioville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Francesville and extending to:

• Winamac, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Francesville to Winamac, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,932 miles [11,156 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,813 miles [7,745.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'