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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 Nabb, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nabb 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 Nabb:
    • 38.605616, -85.632741
    • 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 Nabb
  • 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
    • Since Nabb is near Scott County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Nabb

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nabb ...

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.

  • Henryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hibernia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hibernia is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
  • Kent
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kent is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Marble Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Marble Hill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
  • Marysville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Marysville is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Otto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Otto is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
  • Pigeon Roost Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pigeon Roost Station is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost Station
  • Rolling Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Swanville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Swanville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanville

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

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

  • Jeffersonville, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Nabb to Jeffersonville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 463 miles [745.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,262 miles [10,077.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,863 miles [7,826.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nabb) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Nabb 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 Nabb. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6056, Longitude: -85.6327       In this case, the coordinates for Nabb have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.136 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.379 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.552 degrees.