Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wheatonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wheatonville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wheatonville
- 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 Wheatonville:
- 38.187187, -87.461271
- 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 Wheatonville
- 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 Warrick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Warrick County
- Since Wheatonville is near Gibson County and also Vanderburgh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gibson County
- eBird sighting report for Vanderburgh 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wheatonville ...
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.
- Castle Garden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Garden
- Castle Garden is located in Warrick County
- Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Crossroads ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Vanderburgh County
- Daylight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Fisherville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Fisherville is located in Warrick County
- Graham Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Gray Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Junction
- Gray Junction is located in Gibson County
- Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - King
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Knob Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Lynnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynnville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Lynnville is located in Warrick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynnville <2>
- Martin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Mechanicsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Melody Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melody Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Rosebud
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Stanley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Stringtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Vanderburgh County
- Mechanicsville
How Far From Wheatonville 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 Wheatonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Wheatonville and extending to:
- Boonville, which is the Seat of Warrick County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wheatonville to Boonville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 129 miles [207.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 564 miles [907.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,354 miles [10,225.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,081 miles [11,395.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,958 miles [7,979.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wheatonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Warrick County: www.warrickcounty.gov/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Wheatonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wheatonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1872, Longitude: -87.4613 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Wheatonville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.288 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.642 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.49 degrees. |