Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Waynesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waynesville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Waynesville
- 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 Waynesville:
- 39.115052, -85.891651
- 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 Waynesville
- 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 Bartholomew County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bartholomew County
- Since Waynesville is near Jackson County and also Jennings County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Waynesville ...
We found seven communities that share the name Waynesville.
Within Indiana, the name Waynesville is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Brantley County
- This Waynesville is located in Brantley County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Waynesville that is located in Bartholomew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brantley County community of Waynesville.
- Wayne 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 Georgia community of Waynesville [Wayne County].
- Illinois
- De Witt County
- This Waynesville is located in De Witt County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Waynesville that is located in Bartholomew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Witt County community of Waynesville.
- Missouri
- Pulaski County
- This Waynesville is located in Pulaski County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Waynesville that is located in Bartholomew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Waynesville.
- North Carolina
- Haywood County
- This Waynesville is located in Haywood County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Waynesville that is located in Bartholomew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Waynesville.
- Ohio
- Warren County
- This Waynesville is located in Warren County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Waynesville that is located in Bartholomew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Waynesville.
- Pennsylvania
- Dauphin County
- This Waynesville is located in Dauphin County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Waynesville that is located in Bartholomew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Waynesville.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waynesville ...
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.
- Bobtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Columbus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Bartholomew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,445 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
- Elizabethtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Forest Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Bartholomew County
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jewell Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- 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
- Jonesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Bartholomew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
- Mount Healthy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Healthy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Healthy
- Mount Healthy is located in Bartholomew County
- Peters Switch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Switch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Switch
- Peters Switch is located in Jackson County
- Petersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Tannersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- 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 Waynesville 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 Waynesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Waynesville and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Bartholomew County, lies just to the North.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Waynesville to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 475 miles [764.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,248 miles [10,055.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,975 miles [11,225.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,852 miles [7,808.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waynesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bartholomew County: www.bartholomewco.com/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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- Waynesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waynesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1151, Longitude: -85.8917 In this case, the coordinates for Waynesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Waynesville 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> | 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 Waynesville 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 313.304 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.644 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.527 degrees. |