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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 Shepardsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shepardsville 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 Shepardsville:
- 39.600870, -87.417519
- 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 Shepardsville
- 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 Vigo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vigo County
- Since Shepardsville is near Vermillion County and also Parke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vermillion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Parke 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 Shepardsville
Communities Also Named Shepardsville ...
We found one communities that are also named Shepardsville.
Within Indiana, the name Shepardsville is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Shepardsville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Clinton County
- This Shepardsville is located in Clinton County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Shepardsville that is located in Vigo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Shepardsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shepardsville ...
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.
- Dewey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dewey is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Easytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Easytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easytown
- Libertyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Needmore
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Needmore is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Otter Creek Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Sandcut
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Sandytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Syndicate
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Syndicate is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syndicate
- Universal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
How Far From Shepardsville 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 Shepardsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shepardsville and extending to:
- Terre Haute, which is the Seat of Vigo County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Shepardsville to Terre Haute, with an average speed<2> 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 67 miles [107.8 km] to the east (E). 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 556 miles [894.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,284 miles [10,113.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,016 miles [11,291.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,894 miles [7,876.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shepardsville) 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 Shepardsville 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 Shepardsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6009, Longitude: -87.4175 In this case, the coordinates for Shepardsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.287 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.839 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.101 degrees. |
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