Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gatchel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gatchel and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gatchel
- 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 Gatchel:
- 38.046726, -86.650540
- 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 Gatchel
- 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Since Gatchel is near Spencer County and also Breckinridge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Spencer County
- eBird sighting report for Breckinridge 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gatchel ...
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.
- Branchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Derby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Derby is located in Perry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <2>
- Gerald
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Lilly Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Maxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Perry County
- Ranger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Tell City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell City
- Tell City is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell City <2>
- Terry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Gatchel to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gatchel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Gatchel and extending to:
- Tell City, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<4> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Gatchel to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 522 miles [840.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,054 miles [11,352.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,930 miles [7,934.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gatchel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Perry County: www.perrycountyil.org/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gatchel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gatchel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0467, Longitude: -86.6505 In this case, the coordinates for Gatchel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Gatchel to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.77 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.027 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.16 degrees. |