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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 Jasonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jasonville 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 Jasonville:
    • 39.163053, -87.200054
    • 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 Jasonville
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Since Jasonville is near Clay County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Jasonville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jasonville ...

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.

  • Brown Jug Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Brown Jug Corner is located in Vigo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Jug Corner
  • Clay City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Coal City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Curryville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Curryville is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
  • Danville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Danville is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Greenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Greenville is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Hoosier
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hubbell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hubbell is located in Owen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell
  • Island City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Johnstown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Johnstown is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Lewis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Tree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lone Tree is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Redcuff Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Redcuff Corner is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcuff Corner
    • Scotchtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Standard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Standard is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
    • Stringtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Stringtown is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

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

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

  • Bloomfield, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jasonville to Bloomfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 69 miles [111 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 545 miles [877.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,297 miles [10,134 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,027 miles [11,308.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,904 miles [7,892.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Jasonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Jasonville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jasonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1631, Longitude: -87.2001    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.141 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.609 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.116 degrees.