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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 Pigeon Roost Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pigeon Roost Station 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 Pigeon Roost Station:
- 38.614504, -85.775800
- 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 Pigeon Roost 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Pigeon Roost Station is near Clark County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Pigeon Roost Station
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pigeon Roost 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.
- Blue Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blue Lick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- Broom Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
- Chestnut Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Daisy Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Hill
- Georgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Gooseport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gooseport is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseport
- Henryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Little York
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Marysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marysville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- New Philadelphia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Philadelphia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- Perry Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Perry Crossing is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Crossing
- Pumpkin Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Slatecut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Slatecut is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatecut
- Swanville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swanville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanville
How Far From Pigeon Roost 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 Pigeon Roost Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pigeon Roost Station and extending to:
- Scottsburg, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies just to the North.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 82 miles [132 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Pigeon Roost Station 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 470 miles [756.4 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 6,268 miles [10,087.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,992 miles [11,252.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,869 miles [7,835.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pigeon Roost Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Pigeon Roost Station 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 Pigeon Roost Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6145, Longitude: -85.7758 In this case, the coordinates for Pigeon Roost Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.226 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.484 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.614 degrees. |
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