Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Servia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Servia and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Servia
- 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 Servia:
- 40.956711, -85.740540
- 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 Servia
- 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 Wabash County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wabash County
- Since Servia is near Huntington County and also Whitley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Huntington County
- eBird sighting report for Whitley 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
Communities Also Named Servia ...
We found two communities that share the name Servia.
Within Indiana, the name Servia is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Servia ...
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.
- Bracken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Claypool
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claypool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Claypool is located in Kosciusko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claypool <3>
- Goblesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Liberty Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
- Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
- Lincolnville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Luther
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Pettysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Silver Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Kosciusko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <3>
- Stockdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Valley Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
- Valley Brook is located in Wabash County
How Far From Servia 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 Servia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Servia and extending to:
- Wabash, which is the Seat of Wabash County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Servia to Wabash, with an average speed<4> 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 85 miles [136.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 482 miles [775.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,156 miles [9,907.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,888 miles [11,085.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,767 miles [7,671.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Servia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Servia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Servia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9567, Longitude: -85.7405 In this case, the coordinates for Servia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Servia 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 313.203 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.793 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.92 degrees. |