Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Old Hill:
  • 39.301985, -87.207515
  • 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 Old Hill

• 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Since Old Hill is near Vigo County and also Owen 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 Owen 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 Old Hill

Communities Also Named Old Hill ...

We found one communities that are also named Old Hill.

Within Indiana, the name Old Hill is unique.

Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Old Hill in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Massachusetts
    • Hampden County
    • This Old Hill is located in Hampden County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Old Hill that is located in Clay County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Old Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Hill ...

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.

• Art
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Art is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
• Blackhawk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Blackhawk is located in Vigo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
• Brown Jug Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Brown Jug Corner is located in Vigo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Jug Corner
• Clay City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Clay City is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <2>
• Danville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Danville is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
• Eel River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Eel River is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
• Hickory Island
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Island is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Island
• Lewis
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewis is located in Vigo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Saline City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Saline City is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City

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

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

• Brazil, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Hill to Brazil, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 545 miles [877.1 km] to the east (E). Driving 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 6,290 miles [10,122.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,021 miles [11,299.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,899 miles [7,884.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'