Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Maxwell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maxwell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Maxwell
- 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 Maxwell:
- 39.387270, -86.455551
- 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 Maxwell
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Maxwell is near Monroe County and also Brown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- eBird sighting report for Brown 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 Maxwell ...
We found 32 communities that share the name Maxwell.
There is one other community in Indiana which is also named Maxwell.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 30 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Indiana ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Fannin County
- This Maxwell is located in Fannin County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Maxwell that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Maxwell.
- Jasper County
- This Maxwell is located in Jasper County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km] to the south southeast of the Maxwell that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Maxwell.
- Illinois
- Peoria County
- This Maxwell is located in Peoria County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Maxwell that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peoria County community of Maxwell.
- Sangamon County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Maxwell [Sangamon County].
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Maxwell lies 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maxwell that is located in Morgan County.
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Columbus County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Maxwell [Columbus County].
- Henderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Maxwell [Henderson County].
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Maxwell lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maxwell that is located in Morgan County.
- Oregon
- Linn County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Maxwell [Linn County].
- Umatilla County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Maxwell [Umatilla County].
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Maxwell is located in Fayette County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the east of the Maxwell that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Maxwell.
- Luzerne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Maxwell [Luzerne County].
- Tennessee
- Franklin County
- This Maxwell is located in Franklin County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the south of the Maxwell that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Maxwell.
- Knox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Maxwell [Knox County].
- Texas
- Caldwell County
- This Maxwell is located in Caldwell County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Maxwell that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Maxwell.
- Collin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Maxwell [Collin County].
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maxwell ...
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.
- Alaska
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Bear Wallow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Wallow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Wallow
- Bear Wallow is located in Brown County
- Bethany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Cope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Cornelius
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Elk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Exchange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Fruitdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Hindustan
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lewisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Martinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <5>
- Needmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Potato Mound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potato Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Mound
- Potato Mound is located in Morgan County
- Turkey Track
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Track have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Track
- Turkey Track is located in Morgan County
- Unionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <5>
- Lewisville
How Far From Maxwell to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Maxwell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maxwell and extending to:
- Martinsville, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Maxwell to Indianapolis, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 505 miles [812.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,257 miles [10,069.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- 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).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maxwell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Morgan County: www.morgancounty-il.com/
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- Maxwell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maxwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3873, Longitude: -86.4556 In this case, the coordinates for Maxwell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Maxwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Maxwell 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Maxwell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.665 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.097 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.711 degrees. |