Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Waynesburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waynesburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Waynesburg
- 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 Waynesburg:
- 39.211163, -85.669422
- 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 Waynesburg
- 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 Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- Since Waynesburg is near Bartholomew County and also Jennings County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bartholomew County
- eBird sighting report for Jennings 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
Communities Also Named Waynesburg ...
We found five communities that share the name Waynesburg.
Within Indiana, the name Waynesburg is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Greenwood County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Waynesburg [Greenwood County].
- Kentucky
- Lincoln County
- This Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Waynesburg that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Waynesburg.
- Ohio
- Crawford County
- This Waynesburg is located in Crawford County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Waynesburg that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Waynesburg.
- Stark County
- This Waynesburg is located in Stark County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km] to the east northeast of the Waynesburg that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Waynesburg.
- Pennsylvania
- Greene County
- This Waynesburg is located in Greene County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<2> to the east of the Waynesburg that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Waynesburg.
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waynesburg ...
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.
- Alert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Brewersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Brewersville is located in Jennings County
- Elizabethtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Harper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Harris City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Hartsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <4>
- Jewell Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Petersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Pinhook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Rugby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Tannersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tannersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville
- Tannersville is located in Jennings County
How Far From Waynesburg 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 Waynesburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Waynesburg and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Decatur County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Waynesburg to Greensburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 46 miles [74 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 463 miles [745.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,962 miles [11,204.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,838 miles [7,786 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waynesburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Decatur County: www.decaturcounty.in.gov/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Waynesburg 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waynesburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waynesburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2112, Longitude: -85.6694 In this case, the coordinates for Waynesburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Waynesburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.163 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.497 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.398 degrees. |