Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Haney Corner:
  • 38.938945, -85.305792
  • 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 Haney Corner

• 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 Ripley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ripley County
  • Since Haney Corner is near Jefferson County and also Switzerland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Switzerland 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 Haney Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Haney Corner ...

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.

• Aaron
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Aaron is located in Switzerland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
• Barbersville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Barbersville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbersville
• Central
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Central is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• China
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • China is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
• Correct
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Correct is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correct
• Cross Plains
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cross Plains is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
• Farmers Retreat
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Farmers Retreat is located in Dearborn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Retreat
• Friendship
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Friendship is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <1>
• Jolleyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jolleyville is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolleyville
• Manville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Manville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
• Nebraska
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nebraska is located in Jennings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
• Pleasant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant is located in Switzerland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Haney Corner and extending to:

• Versailles, which is the Seat of Ripley County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Haney Corner to Versailles, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 444 miles [714.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,959 miles [11,199.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,835 miles [7,781.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'