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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 Pueblo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pueblo 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 Pueblo:
    • 37.826160, -87.110275
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pueblo
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Pueblo ...

We found eight communities that share the name Pueblo.

Within Indiana, the name Pueblo is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Arapahoe County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Pueblo.
      • Pueblo County
      • This Pueblo is located in Pueblo County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<2> to the west of the Pueblo that is located in Spencer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pueblo County community of Pueblo.
    • Kentucky
      • Wayne County
      • This Pueblo is located in Wayne County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Pueblo that is located in Spencer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Pueblo.
    • Mississippi
      • Pontotoc County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Pueblo [Pontotoc County].
    • Nevada
      • Clark County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Pueblo.
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Pueblo [Nye County].
    • Texas
      • Baylor County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Pueblo [Baylor County].
      • Callahan County
      • This Pueblo is located in Callahan County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Pueblo that is located in Spencer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Callahan County community of Pueblo.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pueblo ...

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.

  • Africa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Africa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
    • Africa is located in Spencer County
  • Enterprise
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Spencer County
  • Eureka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Spencer County
  • Lake Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mill
    • Lake Mill is located in Spencer County
  • Patronville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patronville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patronville
    • Patronville is located in Spencer County
  • Rockport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Rockport is located in Spencer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <5>
  • Sand Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
    • Sand Ridge is located in Spencer County
  • Silverdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
    • Silverdale is located in Spencer County
  • Spice Knob
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spice Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spice Knob
    • Spice Knob is located in Daviess County (KY)
  • Stanley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Stanley is located in Daviess County (KY)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <5>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pueblo and extending to:

  • Rockport, which is the Seat of Spencer County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Pueblo to Indianapolis, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 550 miles [885.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,083 miles [11,399 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,959 miles [7,980.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pueblo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pueblo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Pueblo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pueblo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8262, Longitude: -87.1103       In this case, the coordinates for Pueblo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Pueblo could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Pueblo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.056 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.324 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.423 degrees.









 

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