Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Island City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Island City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Island City
- 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 Island City:
- 39.010179, -87.147962
- 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 Island City
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Island City is near Sullivan County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Island City ...
We found six communities that share the name Island City.
Within Indiana, the name Island City is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Geary County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Island City [Geary County].
- Kentucky
- Owsley County
- This Island City is located in Owsley County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Island City that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owsley County community of Island City.
- Missouri
- Gentry County
- This Island City is located in Gentry County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Island City that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gentry County community of Island City.
- Montana
- Sanders County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Island City [Sanders County].
- Nevada
- Churchill County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Island City [Churchill County].
- Oregon
- Union County
- This Island City is located in Union County and lies 1,629 miles [2,621.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Island City that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Island City.
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Island City ...
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.
- Beehunter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Bucktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Hoosier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
- Hoosier is located in Greene County
- Lone Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Lyons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <5>
- Marco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Pleasantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in Sullivan County
- Sandborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Scotchtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Sullivan County
How Far From Island City to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Island City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Island City and extending to:
- Bloomfield, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Island City to Bloomfield, 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 74 miles [119.1 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 542 miles [872.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,302 miles [10,142.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,031 miles [11,315.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,909 miles [7,900.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Island City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Island City 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Island City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Island City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0102, Longitude: -87.1480 In this case, the coordinates for Island City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Island City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Island City 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 314.105 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.547 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.133 degrees. |