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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 Gilmour, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gilmour 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 Gilmour:
- 39.131368, -87.240869
- 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 Gilmour
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Gilmour is near Sullivan County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Gilmour
Communities Also Named Gilmour ...
We found one communities that are also named Gilmour.
Within Indiana, the name Gilmour is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Gilmour in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Gilmour lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gilmour that is located in Greene County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilmour ...
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.
- Bucktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bucktown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Curryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Curryville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Hoosier
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Island City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jasonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lone Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lone Tree is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Massacre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Massacre is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massacre
- Redcuff Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Redcuff Corner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcuff Corner
- Scotchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Standard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Standard is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
- Stringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From Gilmour 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 Gilmour to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gilmour and extending to:
- Bloomfield, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gilmour to Bloomfield, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 547 miles [880.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,300 miles [10,138.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,030 miles [11,313.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Gilmour) 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 Gilmour 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 Gilmour. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1314, Longitude: -87.2409 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.166 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.634 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.144 degrees. |
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