Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tarry Park:
  • 38.801440, -86.509159
  • 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 Tarry Park

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Tarry Park is near Orange County and also Martin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Martin 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 Tarry Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tarry Park ...

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.

• Dark Hollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dark Hollow is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Hollow
• Erie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Erie is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
• Eureka
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Eureka is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Georgia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgia is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
• Mitchell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mitchell is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell <1>
• Needmore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Needmore is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Peerless
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Peerless is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
• Pinhook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pinhook is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
• Rabbitville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rabbitville is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbitville
• Rivervale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rivervale is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
• Riverview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverview is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Silverville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Silverville is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville

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

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

• Bedford, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 69 miles [111 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Tarry Park to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 509 miles [819.2 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 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,287 miles [10,117.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,015 miles [11,289.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,891 miles [7,871.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'