Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Peters Switch:
  • 39.021719, -85.896646
  • 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 Peters Switch

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Peters Switch is near Bartholomew County and also Jennings County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartholomew County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jennings 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 Peters Switch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peters Switch ...

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.

• Acme
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Acme is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
• Bobtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bobtown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
• Chestnut Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Chestnut Ridge is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
• Elizabethtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
• Four Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Corners is located in Jennings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Hangman Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hangman Crossing is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hangman Crossing
• Jonesville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jonesville is located in Bartholomew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <1>
• Mount Healthy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Healthy is located in Bartholomew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Healthy
• Shields
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Shields is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
• Spraytown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Spraytown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
• Staples Ford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Staples Ford is located in Jennings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Ford
• Surprise
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Surprise is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
• Tannersville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Tannersville is located in Jennings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Peters Switch and extending to:

• Brownstown, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Peters Switch to Brownstown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 475 miles [764.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,253 miles [10,063.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,980 miles [11,233.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'