Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Saint Magdalen:
  • 38.957834, -85.391350
  • 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 Saint Magdalen

• 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 Ripley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ripley County
  • Since Saint Magdalen is near Jefferson County and also Jennings County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jennings 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 Saint Magdalen

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Magdalen ...

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.

• Barbersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Barbersville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbersville
• Butlerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Butlerville is located in Jennings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butlerville <1>
• China
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • China is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
• Correct
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Correct is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correct
• Cross Plains
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cross Plains is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
• Five Points
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Points is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Grayford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Grayford is located in Jennings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
• Jolleyville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jolleyville is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolleyville
• Nebraska
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Nebraska is located in Jennings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
• Walnut Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Ridge is located in Jennings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge

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

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

• Versailles, which is the Seat of Ripley County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Magdalen to Versailles, 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 69 miles [111 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 448 miles [721 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,961 miles [11,202.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,838 miles [7,786 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'