Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West Dana:
  • 39.803092, -87.524464
  • 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 West Dana

• 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 Vermillion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vermillion County
  • Since West Dana is near Edgar County and also Vermilion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgar County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vermilion 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 West Dana

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Dana ...

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.

• Bono
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bono is located in Vermillion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
• Clays Prairie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
• Dana
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Dana is located in Vermillion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
• Early Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Early Station is located in Vermillion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Station
• Highland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Highland is located in Vermillion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <1>
• Jonestown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jonestown is located in Vermillion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• Montezuma
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Montezuma is located in Parke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <1>
• Montezuma Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Montezuma Station is located in Vermillion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma Station
• Quaker
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Quaker is located in Vermillion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker
• Randall
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Randall is located in Vermillion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
• Raven
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
• Summit Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
• Woodyard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodyard is located in Edgar County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard

How Far From West Dana 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 West Dana to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Dana and extending to:

• Newport, which is the Seat of Vermillion County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from West Dana to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 563 miles [906.1 km] to the east (E). 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 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,011 miles [11,283.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,890 miles [7,869.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'