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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 Staunton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Staunton and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Staunton:
    • 39.486403, -87.189017
    • 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 Staunton
  • 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
    • Since Staunton is near Vigo County and also Parke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Vigo County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Parke 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 Staunton

Communities Also Named Staunton ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Staunton.

There is one other community in Indiana that is also named Staunton.

Beyond Indiana, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Indiana ...
    • Henry 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 Indiana community of Staunton [Henry County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Washington 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 Arkansas community of Staunton [Washington County].
    • Georgia
      • Cook County
      • This Staunton is located in Cook County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Staunton that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Staunton.
    • Illinois
      • Macoupin County
      • This Staunton is located in Macoupin County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Staunton that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macoupin County community of Staunton.
    • New Mexico
      • Union 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 New Mexico community of Staunton [Union County].
    • North Carolina
      • Wilkes County
      • This Staunton is located in Wilkes County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Staunton that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Staunton.
    • Ohio
      • Fayette County
      • This Staunton is located in Fayette County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<2> to the east of the Staunton that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Staunton.
      • Miami County
      • This Staunton is located in Miami County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the east northeast of the Staunton that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Staunton.
    • Ontario
      • This Staunton lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<2> to the north of the Staunton that is located in Clay County.
    • Virginia
      • Augusta 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 Virginia community of Staunton [Augusta County].
      • Staunton City
      • This Staunton is located in Staunton City and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<2> to the east of the Staunton that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Staunton City community of Staunton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Staunton ...

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.

  • Bee Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
  • Billtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Billtown is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
  • Billville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Billville is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
  • Brazil
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherryvale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherryvale is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
  • Cloverland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cloverland is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
  • Cottage Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cottage Hill is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
  • Hoosierville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hoosierville is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosierville
  • Prairie City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Prairie City is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
  • Purdy Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Purdy Hill is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Hill
  • Twin Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Twin Beach is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Beach

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Staunton and extending to:

  • Brazil, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Staunton to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 544 miles [875.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,012 miles [11,284.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,890 miles [7,869.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 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 Staunton 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Staunton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Staunton 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 Staunton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4864, Longitude: -87.1890       In this case, the coordinates for Staunton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.138 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.652 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.024 degrees.