Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Minshall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Minshall and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Minshall

• 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 Minshall:
  • 39.671707, -87.221682
  • 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 Minshall

• 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 Parke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Parke County
  • Since Minshall is near Vigo County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vigo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Minshall

Curious and Interesting Names Near Minshall ...

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.

• Carbon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Carbon is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
• Coal Bluff
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Coal Bluff is located in Vigo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Bluff
• Diamond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Diamond is located in Parke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
• Jessup
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jessup is located in Parke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
• Lena
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lena is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
• New Discovery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Discovery is located in Parke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Discovery
• Rockville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rockville is located in Parke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <1>
• Rosedale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosedale is located in Parke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Rosedale has also been known as:
  • Roseville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
• Smockville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Smockville is located in Parke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smockville
• Snow Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Snow Hill is located in Parke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
• Superior
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Superior is located in Parke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
• Wickville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wickville is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Minshall and extending to:

• Rockville, which is the Seat of Parke County, lies just to the North.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Minshall to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 546 miles [878.7 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 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,273 miles [10,095.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,883 miles [7,858.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'