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 Knob Hill:
38.032264, -87.518626
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.
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 Vanderburgh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found eight communities that share the name Knob Hill.
Within Indiana, the name Knob Hill is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Colorado
El Paso County
This Knob Hill is located in El Paso County and lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<1> to the west of the Knob Hill that is located in Vanderburgh County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Knob Hill.
Georgia
Carroll County
This Knob Hill is located in Carroll County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Knob Hill that is located in Vanderburgh County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Knob Hill.
Illinois
Kendall County
This Knob Hill is located in Kendall County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the north of the Knob Hill that is located in Vanderburgh County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kendall County community of Knob Hill.
North Carolina
Richmond County
This Knob Hill is located in Richmond County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Knob Hill that is located in Vanderburgh County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Knob Hill.
Transylvania County
This Knob Hill is located in Transylvania County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km] to the southeast of the Knob Hill that is located in Vanderburgh County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Transylvania County community of Knob Hill.
Texas
Erath County
This Knob Hill is located in Erath County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Knob Hill that is located in Vanderburgh County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erath County community of Knob Hill.
Virginia
Montgomery County
This Knob Hill is located in Montgomery County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the east of the Knob Hill that is located in Vanderburgh County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Knob Hill.
Virginia Beach City
This Knob Hill is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km] to the east of the Knob Hill that is located in Vanderburgh County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Knob Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Knob Hill ...
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.
Castle Garden (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Knob Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Knob Hill and extending to:
Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Knob Hill to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 569 miles [915.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,364 miles [10,241.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,091 miles [11,411.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,967 miles [7,993.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 from Point A (ie- Knob Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Knob Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0323, Longitude: -87.5186 In this case, the coordinates for Knob Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<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 Knob Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.321 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.657 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.555 degrees.