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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbersville
- Barbersville is located in Jefferson County
- Butlerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Butlerville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butlerville <2>
- China
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Correct
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Cross Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Cross Plains is located in Ripley County
- Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Jefferson County
- Grayford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jolleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jolleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolleyville
- Jolleyville is located in Ripley County
- Nebraska
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Walnut Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
- Walnut Ridge is located in Jennings County
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<3> beginning in Saint Magdalen and extending to:
- Versailles, which is the Seat of Ripley County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Magdalen to Versailles, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,838 miles [7,786 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Magdalen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ripley County: www.ripleycounty.com/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Magdalen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Magdalen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9578, Longitude: -85.3914 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Magdalen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Saint Magdalen to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.986 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.258 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.343 degrees. |