Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tobacco Landing:
  • 38.005350, -86.086634
  • 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 Tobacco Landing

• 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
  • Since Tobacco Landing is near Meade County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meade County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin 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 Tobacco Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tobacco Landing ...

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.

• Cedar Farm Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Farm Landing is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farm Landing
• Central
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Central is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Evans Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Evans Landing is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Landing
• Happy Hollow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Happy Hollow is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
• Hillgrove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillgrove is located in Meade County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
• Howard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Howard is located in Hardin County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Hughes Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hughes Landing is located in Meade County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing
• Lickskillet
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lickskillet is located in Meade County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
• Rock Haven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Haven is located in Meade County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
• Rosewood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rosewood is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
• Valley City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley City is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tobacco Landing and extending to:

• Corydon, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Tobacco Landing to Corydon, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 493 miles [793.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,309 miles [10,153.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,032 miles [11,316.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,908 miles [7,898.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'