Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wagner Station:
  • 38.851991, -87.233625
  • 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 Wagner Station

• 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Since Wagner Station is near Davies's County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davies's County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Wagner Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wagner Station ...

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.

• Beehunter
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Beehunter is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehunter
• Bucktown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Bucktown is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
• Edwardsport
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Edwardsport is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
• Freelandville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Freelandville is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
• Graham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Graham is located in Davies's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
• Johnstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnstown is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• Lettsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lettsville is located in Davies's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lettsville
• Marco
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marco is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
• Plainville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Plainville is located in Davies's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
• Pleasantville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pleasantville is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
• Ragsdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ragsdale is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
• Sandborn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandborn is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people

How Far From Wagner Station 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 Wagner Station to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Vincennes, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wagner Station to Vincennes, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 547 miles [880.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,042 miles [11,333 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,919 miles [7,916.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'