Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Spraytown:
  • 39.014135, -86.079512
  • 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 Spraytown

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Spraytown is near Bartholomew County and also Brown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartholomew County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown 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 Spraytown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spraytown ...

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.

• Acme
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Acme is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
• Bald Knobs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bald Knobs is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knobs
• Bobtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bobtown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
• Buffalo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Buffalo is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Christiansburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Christiansburg is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
• Freetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Freetown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freetown <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Freetown
  • From Spraytown to Freetown
• Lake on the Green
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lake on the Green is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake on the Green
• Mount Healthy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Healthy is located in Bartholomew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Healthy
• Pikes Peak
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pikes Peak
  • From Spraytown to Pikes Peak
• Shields
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Shields is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
• Surprise
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Surprise is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise

How Far From Spraytown to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Spraytown and extending to:

• Brownstown, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Spraytown to Brownstown, with an average speed<3> 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 52 miles [83.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 485 miles [780.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'