Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pyeattville:
  • 37.941991, -87.251948
  • 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 Pyeattville

• 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 Spencer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spencer County
  • Since Pyeattville is near Warrick County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warrick County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Pyeattville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pyeattville ...

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.

• Bullocktown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bullocktown is located in Warrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullocktown
• Center
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Center is located in Warrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
• Dayville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dayville is located in Warrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
• Enterprise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Enterprise is located in Spencer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Eureka
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Eureka is located in Spencer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Lake Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lake Mill is located in Spencer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mill
• Paradise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Paradise is located in Warrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
• Red Bush
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Red Bush is located in Warrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bush
• Reed
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
• Rustic Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rustic Hills is located in Warrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
• Sand Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Ridge is located in Spencer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
• Stanley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Stanley is located in Daviess County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <1>
• Yankeetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Yankeetown is located in Warrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pyeattville and extending to:

• Rockport, which is the Seat of Spencer County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pyeattville to Rockport, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 556 miles [894.8 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<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,084 miles [11,400.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,960 miles [7,982.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'