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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 Urbana, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Urbana 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 Urbana:
- 40.898393, -85.792634
- 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 Urbana
- 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 Wabash County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wabash County
- Since Urbana is near Huntington County and also Miami County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huntington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami 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 Urbana
Communities Also Named Urbana ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Urbana.
Within Indiana, the name Urbana is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Union County
- This Urbana is located in Union County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Urbana that is located in Wabash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Urbana.
- Illinois
- Champaign County
- This Urbana is located in Champaign County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Urbana that is located in Wabash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Urbana.
- Iowa
- Benton County
- This Urbana is located in Benton County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Urbana that is located in Wabash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Urbana.
- Kansas
- Allen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Urbana [Allen County].
- Nemaha County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Urbana [Nemaha County].
- Neosho County
- This Urbana is located in Neosho County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Urbana that is located in Wabash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neosho County community of Urbana.
- Shawnee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Urbana [Shawnee County].
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Urbana is located in Frederick County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the east of the Urbana that is located in Wabash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Urbana.
- Missouri
- Dallas County
- This Urbana is located in Dallas County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Urbana that is located in Wabash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Urbana.
- Henry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Urbana [Henry County].
- Nebraska
- Phelps County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Urbana [Phelps County].
- New York
- Steuben County
- This Urbana is located in Steuben County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Urbana that is located in Wabash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Urbana.
- North Dakota
- Barnes County
- This Urbana is located in Barnes County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Urbana that is located in Wabash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnes County community of Urbana.
- Ohio
- Champaign County
- This Urbana is located in Champaign County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Urbana that is located in Wabash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Urbana.
- Texas
- San Jacinto County
- This Urbana is located in San Jacinto County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the southwest of the Urbana that is located in Wabash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Jacinto County community of Urbana.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Urbana ...
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.
- Bracken
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bracken is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Chili
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chili is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Erie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Erie is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Liberty Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lincolnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Luther
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pettysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pioneer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Richvalley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stockdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Treaty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Valley Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Valley Brook is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
How Far From Urbana 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 Urbana to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Urbana and extending to:
- Wabash, which is the Seat of Wabash County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Urbana to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 483 miles [777.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,160 miles [9,913.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,772 miles [7,679.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Urbana) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Urbana 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Urbana 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 Urbana. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8984, Longitude: -85.7926 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.237 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.824 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.962 degrees. |
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