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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Staunton
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Vigo County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Staunton ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Staunton.
There is one other community in Indiana which is also named Staunton.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout 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 ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Illinois
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Billtown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Billville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Brazil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Brazil is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,990 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazil <3>
- Cherryvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
- Cherryvale is located in Clay County
- Cloverland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Cottage Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Cottage Hill is located in Clay County
- Hoosierville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoosierville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosierville
- Hoosierville is located in Clay County
- Prairie City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Purdy Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Hill
- Purdy Hill is located in Clay County
- Twin Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Beach
- Twin Beach is located in Clay County
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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,890 miles [7,869.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Staunton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clay County: www.claycountyin.gov/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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 '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- Staunton) to Point B.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). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Staunton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.138 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.652 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.024 degrees. |