Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Philip Station:
  • 37.981709, -87.741966
  • 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 Philip Station

• 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 Posey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Posey County
  • Since Philip Station is near Vanderburgh County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vanderburgh County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Philip Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Philip Station ...

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.

• Crossroads ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossroads is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Cypress
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
• Dead Mans Crossing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dead Mans Crossing is located in Posey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead Mans Crossing
• Erwin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Erwin is located in Posey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
• Farmersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Farmersville is located in Posey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
• Hepburn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hepburn is located in Posey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
• Highland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Martin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
• Mechanicsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Mud Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mud Center is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Center
• Oliver
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oliver is located in Posey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
• Red Bank
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Red Bank is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
• Solitude
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Solitude is located in Posey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
• Stringtown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Stringtown is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Philip Station and extending to:

• Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Posey County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Philip Station to Mount Vernon, with an average speed<2> 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 149 miles [239.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 582 miles [936.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,375 miles [10,259.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,102 miles [11,429.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,979 miles [8,012.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'