Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rego:
  • 38.485058, -86.317760
  • 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 Rego

• 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Since Rego is near Washington County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Rego

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rego ...

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.

• Bacon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bacon is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon
• Claysville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Claysville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
• Fredericksburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fredericksburg is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Estimated population in 2013: 84 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <1>
• Hogtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hogtown is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogtown
• Organ Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Organ Springs is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ Springs
• Pumpkin Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Rosebud
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosebud is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
• Stampers Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stampers Creek is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampers Creek
• Trotter Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
• Woodlawn Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn Grove is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Grove

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

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

• Paoli, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rego to Paoli, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the north (N). 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 500 miles [804.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,021 miles [11,299.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,897 miles [7,881 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'