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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 Rumble, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rumble 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 Rumble:
- 38.435882, -87.342793
- 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 Rumble
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Rumble is near Gibson County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gibson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Rumble
Communities Also Named Rumble ...
We found one communities that are also named Rumble.
Within Indiana, the name Rumble is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Rumble in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Boone County
- This Rumble is located in Boone County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the east of the Rumble that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Rumble.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rumble ...
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.
- Arthur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Coats Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coats Spring is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Spring
- Gray Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gray Junction is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Junction
- Littles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Littles is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles
- Marysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marysville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Mount Olympus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Olympus is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olympus
- Oatsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Rogers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Rumble 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 Rumble to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rumble and extending to:
- Petersburg, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Rumble to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,337 miles [10,198.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,065 miles [11,370 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,942 miles [7,953.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Rumble) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Rumble to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rumble. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4359, Longitude: -87.3428 In this case, the coordinates for Rumble have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.218 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.596 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.373 degrees. |
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