Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Nineveh, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nineveh and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Nineveh
- 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 Nineveh:
- 39.362305, -86.085143
- 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 Nineveh
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Nineveh is near Bartholomew County and also Brown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bartholomew County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Nineveh ...
We found nine communities that share the name Nineveh.
Within Indiana, the name Nineveh is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- New York
- Nova Scotia
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Clarion County
- This Nineveh is located in Clarion County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Nineveh that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Nineveh.
- Greene County
- This Nineveh is located in Greene County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km] to the east of the Nineveh that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Nineveh.
- Westmoreland 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 Pennsylvania community of Nineveh [Westmoreland County].
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nineveh ...
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.
- Bud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Cuba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Edinburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
- Edinburgh is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburgh <4>
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,866 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
- Gatesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Gatesville is located in Brown County
- Kansas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Johnson County
- Pleasant View Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
- Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Spearsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Sweetwater Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Lake
- Sweetwater Lake is located in Brown County
How Far From Nineveh 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 Nineveh to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nineveh and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies just to the North.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Nineveh to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 485 miles [780.5 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 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,244 miles [10,048.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,849 miles [7,803.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nineveh. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Johnson County: www.co.johnson.in.us/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nineveh) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nineveh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3623, Longitude: -86.0851 |
| <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 Nineveh 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 Nineveh 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 313.428 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.822 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.546 degrees. |