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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 Schooler Point Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Schooler Point Landing and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Schooler Point Landing
  • 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 Schooler Point Landing:
    • 38.158121, -86.341365
    • 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 Schooler Point Landing
  • 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
    • Since Schooler Point Landing is near Meade County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Meade County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Schooler Point Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Schooler Point Landing ...

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.

  • Andyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
  • Artist Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Artist Point is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artist Point
  • Carefree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Carefree is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
  • Cedar Flat
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
  • Cold Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
  • Dixie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Dixie is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Magnet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Magnet is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
  • Magnolia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnolia is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Oriole
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Oriole is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Riddle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Riddle is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
    • Roberta
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
    • Sulphur
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sulphur is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
    • Sulphur Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Valley City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Valley City is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
    • Wolf Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek

How Far From Schooler Point Landing 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 Schooler Point Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Schooler Point Landing and extending to:

  • English, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Schooler Point Landing to English, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the north (N). 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 504 miles [811.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,312 miles [10,158.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,036 miles [11,323.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,912 miles [7,905.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Schooler Point Landing) 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 Schooler Point Landing 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 Schooler Point Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1581, Longitude: -86.3414       In this case, the coordinates for Schooler Point Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.577 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.821 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.992 degrees.