Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hartsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hartsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hartsville
- 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 Hartsville:
- 39.267649, -85.697841
- 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 Hartsville
- 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 Bartholomew County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bartholomew County
- Since Hartsville is near Decatur County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- eBird sighting report for Shelby 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
Communities Also Named Hartsville ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Hartsville.
Within Indiana, the name Hartsville is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Chaffee County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Chaffee County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chaffee County community of Hartsville.
- Illinois
- Pope County
- This Hartsville is located in Pope County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<2> to the southwest of the Hartsville that is located in Bartholomew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Hartsville.
- Kansas
- Cherokee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hartsville [Cherokee County].
- Massachusetts
- Berkshire County
- This Hartsville is located in Berkshire County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hartsville that is located in Bartholomew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Hartsville.
- Dukes County
- This Hartsville is located in Dukes County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km] to the east northeast of the Hartsville that is located in Bartholomew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dukes County community of Hartsville.
- New York
- Steuben County
- This Hartsville is located in Steuben County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hartsville that is located in Bartholomew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Hartsville.
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Hartsville [Wake County].
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Hartsville is located in Bucks County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<2> to the east of the Hartsville that is located in Bartholomew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Hartsville.
- Lehigh County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hartsville [Lehigh County].
- Prince Edward Island
- This Hartsville lies 1,224 miles [1,969.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hartsville that is located in Bartholomew County.
- South Carolina
- Darlington County
- This Hartsville is located in Darlington County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Hartsville that is located in Bartholomew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Hartsville.
- Tennessee
- Trousdale County
- This Hartsville is located in Trousdale County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<2> to the south of the Hartsville that is located in Bartholomew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trousdale County community of Hartsville.
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hartsville ...
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.
- Alert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Craig
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Flat Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Flat Rock is located in Shelby County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <5>
- Geneva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Harper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Harris City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <5>
- Jewell Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Petersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Pinhook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Pleasure Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasure Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Valley
- Pleasure Valley is located in Shelby County
- Rugby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Sleepy Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Shelby County
How Far From Hartsville 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 town such as Hartsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hartsville and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Bartholomew County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hartsville to Columbus, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 464 miles [746.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<7> 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).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,961 miles [11,202.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,837 miles [7,784.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hartsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bartholomew County: www.bartholomewco.com/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hartsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Hartsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hartsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2676, Longitude: -85.6978 |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Hartsville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Hartsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.181 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.526 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.395 degrees. |