Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Owensville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Owensville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Owensville
- 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 Owensville:
- 38.272372, -87.690117
- 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 Owensville
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Gibson County
- Since Owensville is near Posey County and also Vanderburgh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Posey County
- eBird sighting report for Vanderburgh 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 Owensville ...
We found ten communities that share the name Owensville.
Within Indiana, the name Owensville is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Saline County
- This Owensville is located in Saline County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Owensville that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Owensville.
- California
- Inyo County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Owensville [Inyo County].
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Owensville [Anne Arundel County].
- Calvert County
- This Owensville is located in Calvert County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the east of the Owensville that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Owensville.
- Missouri
- Clay County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Clay County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Owensville.
- Gasconade County
- This Owensville is located in Gasconade County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the west of the Owensville that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gasconade County community of Owensville.
- Ohio
- Clermont County
- This Owensville is located in Clermont County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Owensville that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Owensville.
- Scioto County
- This Owensville is located in Scioto County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km] to the east of the Owensville that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Owensville.
- Texas
- Robertson County
- This Owensville is located in Robertson County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Owensville that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Owensville.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Owensville is located in Albemarle County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the east of the Owensville that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Owensville.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Owensville ...
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.
- Crawleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawleyville
- Crawleyville is located in Gibson County
- Cynthiana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Cynthiana is located in Posey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cynthiana <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cynthiana
- From Owensville to Cynthiana
- Egg Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egg Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
- Egg Harbor is located in Gibson County
- Hickory Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hickory Ridge is located in Gibson County
- Jimtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - King
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Lyles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Poseyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poseyville
- Poseyville is located in Posey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,031 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poseyville <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Poseyville
- From Owensville to Poseyville
How Far From Owensville 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 town such as Owensville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Owensville and extending to:
- Princeton, which is the Seat of Gibson County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Owensville to Indianapolis, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 576 miles [927 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,359 miles [10,233.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,087 miles [11,405.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,964 miles [7,988.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Owensville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Owensville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Owensville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2724, Longitude: -87.6901 |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Owensville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Owensville 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Owensville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.436 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.824 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.573 degrees. |