Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Spurgeons Corner:
  • 39.070884, -86.144987
  • 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 Spurgeons Corner

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spurgeons Corner ...

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.

• Bald Knobs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bald Knobs is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knobs
• Buffalo
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Buffalo is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Christiansburg
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Christiansburg is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
• Freetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Freetown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freetown <1>
• Lake on the Green
  (4 miles [6.4 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 east)
  • Mount Healthy is located in Bartholomew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Healthy
• Pikes Peak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
• Spraytown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spraytown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
• Stone Head
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Stone Head is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Head
• Story
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Story is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story

How Far From Spurgeons Corner 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 Spurgeons Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Nashville, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Spurgeons Corner to Nashville, 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 48 miles [77.2 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 488 miles [785.4 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 6,260 miles [10,074.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 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>'