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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Maxville
- 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:
- 38.000055, -86.813323
- 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
- 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 Spencer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Spencer County
- Since Maxville is near Perry County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- eBird sighting report for Hancock 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:
- 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 ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- Jasper County
- This Maxville is located in Jasper County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the west of the Maxville that is located in Spencer 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 196 miles [315.4 km] to the west of the Maxville that is located in Spencer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Maxville.
- Montana
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Maxville lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maxville that is located in Spencer County.
- Oregon
- Wisconsin
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.
- Chambers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Clay City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Grandview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Grandview is located in Spencer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <4>
- Kennedy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Liberal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Lilly Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Ranger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Santa Claus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
- Santa Claus is located in Spencer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,404 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Claus <4>
- Skillman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Tell City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tell City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell City
- Tell City is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell City <4>
- Terry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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:
- Rockport, which is the Seat of Spencer County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Maxville to Rockport, with an average speed<5> 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 four to five hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 532 miles [856.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,063 miles [11,366.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,939 miles [7,948.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 drawn 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: 38.0001, Longitude: -86.8133 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 313.872 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.138 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.245 degrees. |