Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Quincy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quincy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Quincy
- 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 Quincy:
- 39.453657, -86.712505
- 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 Quincy
- 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 Owen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Owen County
- Since Quincy is near Morgan County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- eBird sighting report for Putnam 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Quincy ...
We found 27 communities that share the name Quincy.
Within Indiana, the name Quincy is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 26 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Greenwood County
- This Quincy is located in Greenwood County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<2> to the west of the Quincy that is located in Owen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Quincy.
- Lyon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Quincy [Lyon County].
- Kentucky
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Branch County
- This Quincy is located in Branch County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Quincy that is located in Owen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Branch County community of Quincy.
- Houghton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Quincy [Houghton County].
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Quincy ...
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.
- Alaska
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Board Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Board Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Park
- Board Park is located in Putnam County
- Carp
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Cataract
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Cloverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <5>
- Cuba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Eminence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Lewisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Little Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Point
- Little Point is located in Morgan County
- Potato Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potato Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Mound
- Potato Mound is located in Morgan County
How Far From Quincy 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 Quincy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Quincy and extending to:
- Spencer, which is the Seat of Owen County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Quincy to Spencer, with an average speed<6> 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 36 miles [57.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 519 miles [835.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,264 miles [10,080.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,994 miles [11,255.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,872 miles [7,840.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Quincy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Quincy 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Quincy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Quincy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4537, Longitude: -86.7125 In this case, the coordinates for Quincy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Quincy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Quincy 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 313.831 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.296 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.811 degrees. |