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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 Paoli, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paoli 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 Paoli:
- 38.557155, -86.469924
- 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 Paoli
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Paoli is near Washington County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Paoli
Communities Also Named Paoli ...
We found five communities that are also named Paoli.
Within Indiana, the name Paoli is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Phillips County
- This Paoli is located in Phillips County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Paoli that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Paoli.
- Georgia
- Madison County
- This Paoli is located in Madison County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Paoli that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Paoli.
- Oklahoma
- Garvin County
- This Paoli is located in Garvin County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Paoli that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garvin County community of Paoli.
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- This Paoli is located in Chester County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Paoli that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Paoli.
- Wisconsin
- Dane County
- This Paoli is located in Dane County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Paoli that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Paoli.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paoli ...
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.
- French Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lost River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lost River is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
- Orangeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orangeville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Orleans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Prospect
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Pumpkin Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Stampers Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stampers Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampers Creek
- Trotter Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Woodlawn Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Grove
How Far From Paoli 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 Paoli to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Paoli and extending to:
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Paoli to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 508 miles [817.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,024 miles [11,304 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,900 miles [7,885.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Paoli) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Paoli 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 Paoli. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5572, Longitude: -86.4699 In this case, the coordinates for Paoli have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.665 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.979 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.944 degrees. |
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