Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Silverwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silverwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Silverwood
- 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 Silverwood:
- 39.955594, -87.403348
- 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 Silverwood
- 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 Fountain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fountain County
- Since Silverwood is near Parke County and also Vermillion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Parke County
- eBird sighting report for Vermillion 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 Silverwood ...
We found six communities that share the name Silverwood.
Within Indiana, the name Silverwood is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- This Silverwood is located in Jefferson Davis Parish and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Silverwood that is located in Fountain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Davis Parish community of Silverwood.
- Michigan
- Lapeer County
- This Silverwood is located in Lapeer County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Silverwood that is located in Fountain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lapeer County community of Silverwood.
- Tuscola County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Silverwood [Tuscola County].
- Minnesota
- Itasca County
- This Silverwood is located in Itasca County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Silverwood that is located in Fountain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Itasca County community of Silverwood.
- New Brunswick
- This Silverwood lies 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Silverwood that is located in Fountain County.
- Virginia
- Chesapeake City
- This Silverwood is located in Chesapeake City and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Silverwood that is located in Fountain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Silverwood.
- Louisiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Silverwood ...
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.
- Centennial
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centennial have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Centennial is located in Fountain County
- Coal Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Coal Creek is located in Fountain County
- Coke Oven Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coke Oven Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke Oven Hollow
- Coke Oven Hollow is located in Parke County
- Eugene
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Flat Iron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Harveysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harveysburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Howard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Kingman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
- Kingman is located in Fountain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingman <5>
- Perrysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
- Perrysville is located in Vermillion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysville <5>
- Quaker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Rockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Tree Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County
How Far From Silverwood 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 Silverwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Silverwood and extending to:
- Covington, which is the Seat of Fountain County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Silverwood to Covington, with an average speed<6> 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 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 557 miles [896.4 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,266 miles [10,084.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,999 miles [11,263.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,878 miles [7,850.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silverwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fountain County: www.co.fountain.in.us/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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- Silverwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silverwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9556, Longitude: -87.4033 In this case, the coordinates for Silverwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Silverwood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Silverwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.282 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.883 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.998 degrees. |