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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West New Goshen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West New Goshen and the surrounding area.
- 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 New Goshen:
- 39.570869, -87.480576
- 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 New Goshen
- 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 Vigo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vigo County
- Since West New Goshen is near Vermillion County and also Edgar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vermillion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgar 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 New Goshen
Curious and Interesting Names Near West New Goshen ...
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.
- Dewey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dewey is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Easytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Easytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easytown
- Kentucky
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Libertyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Marion Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marion Heights is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Needmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Otter Creek Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Sandytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Syndicate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Syndicate is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syndicate
- Toad Hop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Toad Hop is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
- Twelve Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twelve Points is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Points
- Universal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
How Far From West New Goshen 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 West New Goshen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in West New Goshen and extending to:
- Terre Haute, which is the Seat of Vigo County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from West New Goshen to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2>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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 560 miles [901.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,288 miles [10,119.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,020 miles [11,297.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,898 miles [7,882.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West New Goshen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 West New Goshen to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West New Goshen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5709, Longitude: -87.4806 In this case, the coordinates for West New Goshen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.327 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.881 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.138 degrees. |
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