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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 Sulphur, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sulphur 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 Sulphur:
- 38.227528, -86.470771
- 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 Sulphur
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Sulphur is near Perry County and also Meade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meade 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 Sulphur
Communities Also Named Sulphur ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Sulphur.
Within Indiana, the name Sulphur is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Grand 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 Colorado community of Sulphur [Grand County].
- Kentucky
- Henry County
- This Sulphur is located in Henry County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Sulphur that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Sulphur.
- Louisiana
- Calcasieu Parish
- This Sulphur is located in Calcasieu Parish and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Sulphur that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calcasieu Parish community of Sulphur.
- Nevada
- Humboldt County
- This Sulphur is located in Humboldt County and lies 1,717 miles [2,763.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Sulphur that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Sulphur.
- New Mexico
- Bernalillo County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Bernalillo County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bernalillo County community of Sulphur.
- Oklahoma
- Murray County
- This Sulphur is located in Murray County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Sulphur that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Murray County community of Sulphur.
- South Dakota
- Meade County
- This Sulphur is located in Meade County and lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Sulphur that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Sulphur.
- Tennessee
- Overton County
- This Sulphur is located in Overton County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Sulphur that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Overton County community of Sulphur.
- Texas
- Bowie County
- This Sulphur is located in Bowie County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Sulphur that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowie County community of Sulphur.
- Trinity County
- This Sulphur is located in Trinity County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km] to the southwest of the Sulphur that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trinity County community of Sulphur.
- Washington
- Franklin County
- This Sulphur is located in Franklin County and lies 1,729 miles [2,782.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Sulphur that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Sulphur.
- West Virginia
- Mineral 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 West Virginia community of Sulphur [Mineral County].
- Wyoming
- Carbon 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 Wyoming community of Sulphur [Carbon County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sulphur ...
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.
- Artist Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Artist Point is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artist Point
- Branchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Carefree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- English
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Oriole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oriole is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Pilot Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riddle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riddle is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
- Roberta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Temple
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Temple is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
How Far From Sulphur to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sulphur to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sulphur and extending to:
- English, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies just to the North.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Sulphur to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 511 miles [822.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,038 miles [11,326.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,915 miles [7,909.9 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Sulphur 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sulphur) 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 Sulphur, 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 Sulphur 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 Sulphur. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2275, Longitude: -86.4708 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.66 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.926 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.032 degrees. |
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