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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 Spurgeon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spurgeon 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 Spurgeon:
- 38.255283, -87.258742
- 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 Spurgeon
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Spurgeon is near Warrick County and also Gibson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warrick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gibson 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 Spurgeon
Communities Also Named Spurgeon ...
We found six communities that are also named Spurgeon.
Within Indiana, the name Spurgeon is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Orange County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Spurgeon [Orange County].
- Kansas
- Grant County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Spurgeon [Grant County].
- Missouri
- Newton County
- This Spurgeon is located in Newton County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<2> to the west of the Spurgeon that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Spurgeon.
- North Carolina
- Wilkes County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Spurgeon [Wilkes County].
- Tennessee
- Washington County
- This Spurgeon is located in Washington County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Spurgeon that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Spurgeon.
- West Virginia
- Gilmer County
- This Spurgeon is located in Gilmer County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<2> to the east of the Spurgeon that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Spurgeon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spurgeon ...
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.
- Arthur
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Arthur is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Fritz Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fritz Corner is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz Corner
- Graham Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Gray Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Junction is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Junction
- Hartwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Jockey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jockey is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey
- Lynnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marysville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Scalesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scalesville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Stanley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
How Far From Spurgeon 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 town such as Spurgeon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spurgeon and extending to:
- Petersburg, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Spurgeon to Petersburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 553 miles [890 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,343 miles [10,208.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,947 miles [7,961.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Spurgeon 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Spurgeon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Spurgeon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Spurgeon 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 Spurgeon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2553, Longitude: -87.2587 In this case, the coordinates for Spurgeon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.161 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.505 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.381 degrees. |
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