Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hudnut, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hudnut and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hudnut
- 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 Hudnut:
- 39.659482, -87.376963
- 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 Hudnut
- 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 Parke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Parke County
- Since Hudnut is near Vermillion County and also Vigo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Vermillion County
- eBird sighting report for Vigo 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hudnut ...
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.
- Arabia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Early Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Early Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Station
- Early Station is located in Vermillion County
- Easytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Jessup
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Jonestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Libertyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
- Needmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Otter Creek Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Junction
- Otter Creek Junction is located in Vigo County
- Pine Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rosedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Rosedale is located in Parke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <2>
- Sandcut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Sandytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Summit Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Syndicate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Universal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale
How Far From Hudnut 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 Hudnut to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Hudnut and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Parke County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hudnut to Rockville, with an average speed<4> 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 65 miles [104.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 554 miles [891.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,280 miles [10,106.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,012 miles [11,284.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,890 miles [7,869.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hudnut. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hudnut) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hudnut. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6595, Longitude: -87.3770 In this case, the coordinates for Hudnut have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Hudnut 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 314.261 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.818 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.066 degrees. |