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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 Smithland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smithland 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 Smithland:
- 39.460327, -85.846649
- 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 Smithland
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Smithland is near Johnson County and also Bartholomew County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bartholomew 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 Smithland
Communities Also Named Smithland ...
We found nine communities that are also named Smithland.
Within Indiana, the name Smithland is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Columbia County
- This Smithland is located in Columbia County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Smithland that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Smithland.
- Iowa
- Woodbury County
- This Smithland is located in Woodbury County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Smithland that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodbury County community of Smithland.
- Kansas
- Bourbon 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 Kansas community of Smithland [Bourbon County].
- Kentucky
- Livingston County
- This Smithland is located in Livingston County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Smithland that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Smithland.
- Louisiana
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- This Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Smithland that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Smithland.
- Pennsylvania
- Clarion County
- This Smithland is located in Clarion County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smithland that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Smithland.
- Tennessee
- Lincoln County
- This Smithland is located in Lincoln County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the south of the Smithland that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Smithland.
- Texas
- Marion County
- This Smithland is located in Marion County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Smithland that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Smithland.
- Virginia
- Albemarle 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 Virginia community of Smithland [Albemarle County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smithland ...
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.
- Boggstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburgh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Geneva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Knighthood Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Knighthood Grove is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Grove
- Knighthood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Lewis Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lewis Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Creek
- Pleasure Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasure Valley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Valley
- Rolling Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Sleepy Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
How Far From Smithland 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 Smithland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smithland and extending to:
- Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Smithland to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 472 miles [759.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,958 miles [11,197.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,835 miles [7,781.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Smithland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Smithland 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> | 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 Smithland 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 Smithland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4603, Longitude: -85.8466 In this case, the coordinates for Smithland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.277 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.663 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.409 degrees. |
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