Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Waynetown:
  • 40.087890, -87.065342
  • 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 Waynetown

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Waynetown is near Fountain County and also Parke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fountain County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Parke 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 Waynetown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waynetown ...

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.

• Centennial
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Centennial is located in Fountain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
• Deer Mill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Deer Mill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Mill
• Elmdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
• Graham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Graham is located in Fountain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
• Hibernia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hibernia is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
• Hunter Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunter Corner is located in Fountain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Corner
• Smartsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
• Steam Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Steam Corner is located in Fountain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Corner
• Stone Bluff
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
• Sycamore Ford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sycamore Ford is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ford

How Far From Waynetown 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 town such as Waynetown to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Crawfordsville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Waynetown to Crawfordsville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,247 miles [10,053.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,980 miles [11,233.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'