Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Langoons:
  • 38.837000, -85.857195
  • 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 Langoons

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Langoons is near Jennings County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jennings County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Langoons

Curious and Interesting Names Near Langoons ...

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.

• Chestnut Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Chestnut Ridge is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
• Four Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Four Corners is located in Jennings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Gooseport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gooseport is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseport
• Hangman Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hangman Crossing is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hangman Crossing
• Hilltown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hilltown is located in Jennings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
• Little York
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Little York is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
• Pumpkin Center
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Retreat
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Retreat is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
• Shields
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Shields is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
• Staples Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Staples Ford is located in Jennings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Ford
• Uniontown
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Uniontown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Langoons and extending to:

• Brownstown, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Langoons to Brownstown, with an average speed<2> 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 66 miles [106.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 474 miles [762.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,260 miles [10,074.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,986 miles [11,242.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'