Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Silverville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silverville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Silverville

• 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 Silverville:
  • 38.857651, -86.665334
  • 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 Silverville

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Silverville is near Martin County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Silverville

Communities Also Named Silverville ...

We found one communities that are also named Silverville.

Within Indiana, the name Silverville is unique.

Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Silverville in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Butler County
    • This Silverville is located in Butler County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Silverville that is located in Lawrence County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Silverville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Silverville ...

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.

• Dark Hollow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dark Hollow is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Hollow
• Eureka
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Eureka is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Hobbieville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hobbieville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbieville
• Indian Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Springs is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Judah
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Judah is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judah
• Needmore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Needmore is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Peerless
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Peerless is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
• Popcorn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Popcorn
  • From Silverville to Popcorn
• Red Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Hill is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Riverview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Riverview is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview

How Far From Silverville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Silverville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Silverville and extending to:

• Bedford, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Silverville to Bedford, 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 68 miles [109.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 517 miles [832 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,291 miles [10,124.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,019 miles [11,296 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,895 miles [7,877.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'