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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 Hartleyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hartleyville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hartleyville:
    • 38.796162, -86.534993
    • 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 Hartleyville
  • 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

Communities Also Named Hartleyville ...

We found one communities that share the name Hartleyville.

Within Indiana, the name Hartleyville is unique.

Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Hartleyville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Athens County
      • This Hartleyville is located in Athens County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hartleyville that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Hartleyville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hartleyville ...

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.

  • Dark Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dark Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Hollow
    • Dark Hollow is located in Lawrence County
  • Eureka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Lawrence County
  • Georgia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
    • Georgia is located in Lawrence County
  • Mitchell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Needmore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Needmore is located in Lawrence County
  • Peerless
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peerless have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
    • Peerless is located in Lawrence County
  • Pinhook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinhook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
    • Pinhook is located in Lawrence County
  • Rabbitville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbitville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbitville
    • Rabbitville is located in Lawrence County
  • Rivervale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivervale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
    • Rivervale is located in Lawrence County
  • Riverview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Riverview is located in Lawrence County
  • Silverville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
    • Silverville is located in Lawrence County

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

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

  • Bedford, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Hartleyville to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 510 miles [820.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,289 miles [10,121.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,016 miles [11,291.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,893 miles [7,874.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hartleyville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hartleyville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hartleyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7962, Longitude: -86.5350       In this case, the coordinates for Hartleyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Hartleyville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.71 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.064 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.909 degrees.









 

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