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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 Poseyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poseyville 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 Poseyville:
- 38.170728, -87.783217
- 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 Poseyville
- 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 Poseyville is near Gibson County and also Vanderburgh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gibson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vanderburgh 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 Poseyville
Communities Also Named Poseyville ...
We found one communities that are also named Poseyville.
Within Indiana, the name Poseyville is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Poseyville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Midland County
- This Poseyville is located in Midland County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Poseyville that is located in Posey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Poseyville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poseyville ...
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.
- Crawleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crawleyville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawleyville
- Crossroads ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crossroads is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Cynthiana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Egg Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Egg Harbor is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
- Griffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hepburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Jimtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jimtown is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Martin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oliver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rapture
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rapture is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapture
How Far From Poseyville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Poseyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Poseyville and extending to:
- Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Posey County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Poseyville to Mount Vernon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,367 miles [10,246.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,095 miles [11,418.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,972 miles [8,001.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Poseyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Poseyville 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 Poseyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1707, Longitude: -87.7832 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.493 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.875 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.641 degrees. |
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