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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 Saint Meinrad, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Meinrad 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 Saint Meinrad:
- 38.171167, -86.809158
- 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 Meinrad
- 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 Spencer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spencer County
- Since Saint Meinrad is near Perry County and also Dubois County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dubois 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 Meinrad
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Meinrad ...
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.
- Clay City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Johnsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Johnsburg is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Kennedy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kennedy is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Lincoln City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mariah Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ranger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Santa Claus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Uniontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
How Far From Saint Meinrad 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 Meinrad 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 Meinrad and extending to:
- Rockport, which is the Seat of Spencer County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Meinrad to Rockport, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,055 miles [11,353.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,931 miles [7,935.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Meinrad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Meinrad 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 Saint Meinrad. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1712, Longitude: -86.8092 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Meinrad have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.873 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.163 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.199 degrees. |
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