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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 Mount Olympus, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Olympus and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Mount Olympus:
    • 38.447269, -87.475020
    • 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 Mount Olympus
  • 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 Gibson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gibson County
    • Since Mount Olympus is near Pike County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Mount Olympus

Communities Also Named Mount Olympus ...

We found one communities that are also named Mount Olympus.

Within Indiana, the name Mount Olympus is unique.

Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Mount Olympus in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Mount Olympus is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,299 miles [2,090.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount Olympus that is located in Gibson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Mount Olympus.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Olympus ...

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.

  • Cantaloupe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cantaloupe is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantaloupe
  • Coats Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Coats Spring is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Spring
  • Decker
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Decker is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
  • Decker Chapel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Decker Chapel is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Chapel
  • Gray Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gray Junction is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Junction
  • King
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • King is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • Little Rock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Little Rock is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Littles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Littles is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles
  • Lyles
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyles is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles
  • Oatsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oatsville is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
  • Rumble
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Rumble is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
  • Twin Bridges
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Bridges is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
  • Union
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Union is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Olympus and extending to:

  • Princeton, which is the Seat of Gibson County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Olympus to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 563 miles [906.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,342 miles [10,206.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,947 miles [7,961.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Mount Olympus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Mount Olympus 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 Mount Olympus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4473, Longitude: -87.4750       In this case, the coordinates for Mount Olympus have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.303 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.695 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.43 degrees.