Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tobinsport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tobinsport and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tobinsport
- 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 Tobinsport:
- 37.852371, -86.635389
- 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 Tobinsport
- 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Since Tobinsport is near Breckinridge County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Breckinridge County
- eBird sighting report for Hancock 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tobinsport ...
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.
- Chambers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Codyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Dukes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Floral
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Gerald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Lilly Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Mystic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Roseville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Sample
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Skillman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Sunny Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Corner
- Sunny Corner is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Tar Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Tell City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell City
- Tell City is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell City <2>
- Union Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Star have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
How Far From Tobinsport 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 Tobinsport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Tobinsport and extending to:
- Tell City, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tobinsport to Tell City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 524 miles [843.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,062 miles [11,365.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,938 miles [7,946.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tobinsport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Perry County: www.perrycountyil.org/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tobinsport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tobinsport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8524, Longitude: -86.6354 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Tobinsport to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.756 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.984 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.204 degrees. |