Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Powley Corners:
  • 40.476981, -87.526687
  • 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 Powley Corners

• 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since Powley Corners is near Benton County and also Vermilion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vermilion 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 Powley Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Powley Corners ...

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.

• Carbondale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Carbondale is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
• Chase
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Chase is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
• Free
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Free is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free
• Freeland Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Freeland Park is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
• Handy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Handy is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
• Heaton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Heaton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
• Hooker Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hooker Corner is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Corner
• Judyville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Judyville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judyville
• Rainsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Rainsville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsville
• Rocky Ford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Ford is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
• Sycamore Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sycamore Corner is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Corner

How Far From Powley Corners 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 community such as Powley Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Williamsport, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Powley Corners to Williamsport, with an average speed<2> 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 87 miles [140 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 567 miles [912.5 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 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,861 miles [7,823 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'