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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 Perkinsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Perkinsville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Perkinsville:
    • 40.144206, -85.861369
    • 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 Perkinsville
  • 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Since Perkinsville is near Hamilton County and also Tipton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tipton 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 Perkinsville

Communities Also Named Perkinsville ...

We found nine communities that are also named Perkinsville.

Within Indiana, the name Perkinsville is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Perkinsville lies 3,458 miles [5,565.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Perkinsville that is located in Madison County.
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai County
      • This Perkinsville is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,480 miles [2,381.8 km]<1> to the west of the Perkinsville that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Perkinsville.
    • Mississippi
      • Winston 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 Mississippi community of Perkinsville [Winston County].
    • New York
      • Steuben County
      • This Perkinsville is located in Steuben County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Perkinsville that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Perkinsville.
    • North Carolina
      • Burke County
      • This Perkinsville is located in Burke County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Perkinsville that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Perkinsville.
      • Watauga County
      • This Perkinsville is located in Watauga County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km] to the southeast of the Perkinsville that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watauga County community of Perkinsville.
    • Vermont
      • Washington County
      • This Perkinsville is located in Washington County and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Perkinsville that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Perkinsville.
      • Windsor County
      • This Perkinsville is located in Windsor County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km] to the east northeast of the Perkinsville that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Perkinsville.
    • Virginia
      • Goochland County
      • This Perkinsville is located in Goochland County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Perkinsville that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Perkinsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Perkinsville ...

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.

  • Aroma
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Aroma is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
  • Bloomer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloomer is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
  • Clare
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Clare is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
  • Clarksville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Durbin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Durbin is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
  • Fishersburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Fishersburg is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
  • Florida
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Florida is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
  • Grandview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Grandview is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Hardscrabble
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hardscrabble is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
  • Riverwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverwood is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
  • Walnut Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Woodlawn Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people

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

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

  • Anderson, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Perkinsville to Anderson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 477 miles [767.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,199 miles [9,976.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,929 miles [11,151.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,807 miles [7,736.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Perkinsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Perkinsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Perkinsville 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 Perkinsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1442, Longitude: -85.8614       In this case, the coordinates for Perkinsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.286 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.772 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.218 degrees.