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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 Virgie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Virgie 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 Virgie:
- 41.115246, -87.180016
- 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 Virgie
- 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Since Virgie is near Newton County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Virgie
Communities Also Named Virgie ...
We found one communities that are also named Virgie.
Within Indiana, the name Virgie is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Virgie in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Pike County
- This Virgie is located in Pike County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Virgie that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Virgie.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Virgie ...
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.
- Deer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deer Park is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Fair Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laura
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Laura is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura
- Newland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newland is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Rosebud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rosebud is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Roselawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Stoutsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Virgie 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 Virgie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Virgie and extending to:
- Rensselaer, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Virgie to Rensselaer, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 557 miles [896.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,202 miles [9,981.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,938 miles [11,165.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Virgie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Virgie 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 Virgie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1152, Longitude: -87.1800 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.14 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.885 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.566 degrees. |
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