Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tarkeo 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 Tarkeo Corner:
  • 39.262829, -85.483858
  • 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 Tarkeo 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 Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
  • Since Tarkeo Corner is near Ripley County and also Jennings County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ripley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jennings 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 Tarkeo Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tarkeo 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.

• Alert
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Alert is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
• Ballstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Ballstown is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballstown
• Craig
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Craig is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
• Cross Roads
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Cross Roads is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Harper
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Harper is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
• Harris City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Harris City is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
• Hartsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
• Mechanicsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
• Napoleon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Napoleon is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <1>
• Otter Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Otter Village is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
• Pinhook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinhook is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
• Rugby
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
• Slabtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Slabtown is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown

How Far From Tarkeo Corner 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 community such as Tarkeo 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 Tarkeo Corner and extending to:

• Greensburg, which is the Seat of Decatur County, lies just to the North.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Tarkeo Corner to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 453 miles [729 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,226 miles [10,019.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,828 miles [7,769.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'