Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Larimer Hill:
  • 39.455592, -87.471966
  • 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 Larimer Hill

• 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 Vigo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vigo County
  • Since Larimer Hill is near Clark County and also Edgar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgar 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 Larimer Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Larimer 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.

• Dewey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dewey is located in Vigo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
• Easytown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Easytown is located in Vermillion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easytown
• Griffin ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Griffin is located in Clark County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
• Libertyville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Libertyville is located in Vigo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
• Marion Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion Heights is located in Vigo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
• Marley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Marley is located in Edgar County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
• Otter Creek Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Otter Creek Junction is located in Vigo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Junction
• Pine Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Sandcut
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandcut is located in Vigo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
• Toad Hop
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Toad Hop is located in Vigo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
• Twelve Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Twelve Points is located in Vigo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Points
• Weaver
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver

How Far From Larimer Hill to ...

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 Larimer Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Terre Haute, which is the Seat of Vigo County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Larimer Hill to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 559 miles [899.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,293 miles [10,127.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,025 miles [11,305.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,903 miles [7,890.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'