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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 Scalesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scalesville 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 Scalesville:
- 38.202550, -87.206116
- 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 Scalesville
- 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 Warrick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warrick County
- Since Scalesville is near Pike County and also Dubois County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Scalesville
Communities Also Named Scalesville ...
We found one communities that are also named Scalesville.
Within Indiana, the name Scalesville is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Scalesville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- This Scalesville is located in Guilford County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Scalesville that is located in Warrick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Scalesville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scalesville ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arthur is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Fritz Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fritz Corner is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz Corner
- Graham Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Hartwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hartwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jockey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jockey is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey
- Loafers Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loafers Station is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loafers Station
- Lynnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pikeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Stanley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stanley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
How Far From Scalesville 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 Scalesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scalesville and extending to:
- Boonville, which is the Seat of Warrick County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Scalesville to Boonville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 121 miles [194.7 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 550 miles [885.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,343 miles [10,208.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,947 miles [7,961.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Scalesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Scalesville 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 Scalesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2026, Longitude: -87.2061 In this case, the coordinates for Scalesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.126 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.458 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.37 degrees. |
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