Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Point Commerce:
  • 39.125322, -86.965286
  • 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 Point Commerce

• 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Point Commerce is near Owen County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Owen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Point Commerce

Curious and Interesting Names Near Point Commerce ...

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.

• Coal City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Coal City is located in Owen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
• Farmers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmers is located in Owen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
• Freedom
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Freedom is located in Owen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
• Furnace
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Furnace is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
• Hubbell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hubbell is located in Owen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell
• Johnstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnstown is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• Lone Tree
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lone Tree is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
• Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Park is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
• Pottersville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pottersville is located in Owen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
• Redcuff Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Redcuff Corner is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcuff Corner
• Tulip
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tulip is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip

How Far From Point Commerce to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Point Commerce to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bloomfield, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Point Commerce to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 532 miles [856.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,290 miles [10,122.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,019 miles [11,296 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,896 miles [7,879.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'