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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 Maxville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maxville 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 Maxville:
    • 40.172266, -85.105801
    • 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 Maxville
  • 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 Maxville ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Maxville.

There is one other community in Indiana which is also named Maxville.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Indiana ...
    • Spencer County
      • This Maxville is located in Spencer County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Maxville that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spencer County community of Maxville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Sharp County
      • This Maxville is located in Sharp County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Maxville that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sharp County community of Maxville.
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • This Maxville is located in Duval County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Maxville that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Maxville.
    • Kentucky
      • Boone County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Maxville [Boone County].
    • Missouri
      • Jasper County
      • This Maxville is located in Jasper County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Maxville that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Maxville.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Maxville is located in Jefferson County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km] to the west southwest of the Maxville that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Maxville.
    • Montana
      • Granite County
      • This Maxville is located in Granite County and lies 1,469 miles [2,364.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Maxville that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Granite County community of Maxville.
    • Ohio
      • Perry County
      • This Maxville is located in Perry County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Maxville that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Maxville.
    • Ontario
      • This Maxville lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maxville that is located in Randolph County.
    • Oregon
      • Wallowa County
      • This Maxville is located in Wallowa County and lies 1,672 miles [2,690.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Maxville that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wallowa County community of Maxville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Buffalo County
      • This Maxville is located in Buffalo County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Maxville that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buffalo County community of Maxville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maxville ...

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.

  • Farmland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmland
    • Farmland is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,224 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmland <4>
  • Gates Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Corner
    • Gates Corner is located in Delaware County
  • Georgetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Randolph County
  • Huntsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Huntsville is located in Randolph County
  • Pinch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinch
    • Pinch is located in Randolph County
  • Randolph
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Randolph County
  • Rural
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
    • Rural is located in Randolph County
  • Shedville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shedville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shedville
    • Shedville is located in Randolph County
  • Snow Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
    • Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
  • Stone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
    • Stone is located in Randolph County
  • Unionport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionport
    • Unionport is located in Randolph County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maxville and extending to:

  • Winchester, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the East.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Maxville to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 438 miles [704.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,168 miles [9,926.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,897 miles [11,099.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,774 miles [7,683 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maxville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maxville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maxville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1723, Longitude: -85.1058       In this case, the coordinates for Maxville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Maxville 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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Maxville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.802 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.223 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.857 degrees.









 

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