Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mechanicsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mechanicsburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mechanicsburg
- 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 Mechanicsburg:
- 39.337272, -85.366911
- 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 Mechanicsburg
- 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 Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- Since Mechanicsburg is near Franklin County and also Ripley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Ripley 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 Mechanicsburg ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Mechanicsburg.
There are four communities within Indiana that are also named Mechanicsburg.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Indiana ...
- Boone County
- This Mechanicsburg is located in Boone County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mechanicsburg that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Mechanicsburg.
- Clay County
- This Mechanicsburg is located in Clay County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mechanicsburg that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Mechanicsburg.
- Henry County
- This Mechanicsburg is located in Henry County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mechanicsburg that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Mechanicsburg.
- Madison 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 Indiana community of Mechanicsburg [Madison County].
- Boone County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Sangamon County
- This Mechanicsburg is located in Sangamon County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the west of the Mechanicsburg that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Mechanicsburg.
- Mississippi
- Yazoo County
- This Mechanicsburg is located in Yazoo County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mechanicsburg that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Mechanicsburg.
- Missouri
- Macon County
- Although located in Macon County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Mechanicsburg.
- Ohio
- Champaign County
- This Mechanicsburg is located in Champaign County and lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mechanicsburg that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Mechanicsburg.
- Crawford County
- This Mechanicsburg is located in Crawford County and lies 174 miles [280 km] to the northeast of the Mechanicsburg that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Mechanicsburg.
- Monroe County
- This Mechanicsburg is located in Monroe County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km] to the east of the Mechanicsburg that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Mechanicsburg.
- Wayne County
- This Mechanicsburg is located in Wayne County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km] to the east northeast of the Mechanicsburg that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Mechanicsburg.
- Pennsylvania
- Beaver County
- This Mechanicsburg is located in Beaver County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mechanicsburg that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Mechanicsburg.
- Cumberland County
- This Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km] to the east of the Mechanicsburg that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Mechanicsburg.
- Virginia
- Bland County
- This Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mechanicsburg that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bland County community of Mechanicsburg.
- West Virginia
- Hampshire County
- This Mechanicsburg is located in Hampshire County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the east of the Mechanicsburg that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Mechanicsburg.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mechanicsburg ...
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.
- Ballstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Craig
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Cross Roads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Ripley County
- Harris City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Huntersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Huntersville is located in Franklin County
- Lake View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Napoleon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Napoleon is located in Ripley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <4>
- Peppertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peppertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertown
- Peppertown is located in Franklin County
- Pinhook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Slabtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Mechanicsburg 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 Mechanicsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mechanicsburg and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Decatur County, lies just to the West.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Mechanicsburg 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 447 miles [719.4 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 26 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,820 miles [7,757 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mechanicsburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Decatur County: www.decaturcounty.in.gov/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mechanicsburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mechanicsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3373, Longitude: -85.3669 In this case, the coordinates for Mechanicsburg 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 Mechanicsburg 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 Mechanicsburg 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 312.971 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.296 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.224 degrees. |