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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 Maxwell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maxwell and the surrounding area.
- 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Maxwell
Communities Also Named Maxwell ...
We found 32 communities that are also named Maxwell.
There is one other community in Indiana that is also named Maxwell.
Beyond Indiana, we know of 31 communities that are located 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 ...
- Hancock County
- This Maxwell is located in Hancock County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maxwell that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Maxwell.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Maxwell is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the south of the Maxwell that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Maxwell.
- Arkansas
- Pike 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 Arkansas community of Maxwell [Pike County].
- California
- Colusa County
- This Maxwell is located in Colusa County and lies 1,896 miles [3,051.3 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 Colusa County community of Maxwell.
- 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
- Story County
- This Maxwell is located in Story County and lies 402 miles [647 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 Story County community of Maxwell.
- Kentucky
- Daviess County
- This Maxwell is located in Daviess County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Maxwell that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Maxwell.
- Michigan
- Bay 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 Michigan community of Maxwell [Bay County].
- Mississippi
- Benton 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 Mississippi community of Maxwell [Benton County].
- Nebraska
- Lincoln County
- This Maxwell is located in Lincoln County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 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 Lincoln County community of Maxwell.
- 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
- Burlington County
- This Maxwell is located in Burlington County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the east of the Maxwell that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Maxwell.
- New Mexico
- Colfax County
- This Maxwell is located in Colfax County and lies 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km]<1> to the west of the Maxwell that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colfax County community of Maxwell.
- New York
- Livingston County
- This Maxwell is located in Livingston County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maxwell that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Maxwell.
- 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
- Pontotoc County
- This Maxwell is located in Pontotoc County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Maxwell that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pontotoc County community of Maxwell.
- 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
- Tazewell County
- This Maxwell is located in Tazewell County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Maxwell that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Maxwell.
- West Virginia
- Pleasants County
- This Maxwell is located in Pleasants County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the east of the Maxwell that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pleasants County community of Maxwell.
- Wisconsin
- Buffalo 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 Wisconsin community of Maxwell [Buffalo County].
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)
- Alaska is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Bear Wallow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Wallow is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Wallow
- Bethany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Cope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cope is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
- Cornelius
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cornelius is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
- Elk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elk is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Exchange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Exchange is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Fruitdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitdale is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Hindustan
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hindustan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindustan
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lewisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Martinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Potato Mound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Potato Mound is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Mound
- Turkey Track
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey Track is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Track
- Unionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Maxwell 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 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maxwell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 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> | 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 Maxwell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.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). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.665 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.097 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.711 degrees. |
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