Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hindostan Falls:
  • 38.624496, -86.850833
  • 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 Hindostan Falls

• 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 Martin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
  • Since Hindostan Falls is near Davies's County and also Dubois County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davies's County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dubois 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 Hindostan Falls

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hindostan Falls ...

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.

• Corning
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Corning is located in Davies's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
• Crystal
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal is located in Dubois County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
• Haysville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Haysville is located in Dubois County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
• Lacy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lacy is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
• Loogootee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Loogootee is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loogootee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loogootee <1>
• Mount Pleasant
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Pennyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pennyville is located in Davies's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyville
• Scarlet
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Scarlet is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlet
• Scenic Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Scenic Hill is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hill
• Shoals
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shoals is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoals <1>
• Shoals Overlook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shoals Overlook is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals Overlook
• Willow Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Valley is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley

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

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

• Shoals, which is the Seat of Martin County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Hindostan Falls to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 528 miles [849.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,309 miles [10,153.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,037 miles [11,325 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'