Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Whitcomb Heights:
  • 39.488369, -87.454743
  • 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 Whitcomb Heights

• 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 Whitcomb Heights is near Clark County and also Edgar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Whitcomb Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitcomb Heights ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dewey is located in Vigo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
• Easytown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Easytown is located in Vermillion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easytown
• Libertyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Libertyville is located in Vigo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
• Marion Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Marion Heights is located in Vigo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
• Marley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Marley is located in Edgar County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
• Needmore
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Needmore is located in Vermillion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Otter Creek Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Otter Creek Junction is located in Vigo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Junction
• Pine Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Sandcut
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandcut is located in Vigo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
• Syndicate
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Syndicate is located in Vermillion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syndicate
• Toad Hop
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Toad Hop is located in Vigo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
• Twelve Points
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Twelve Points is located in Vigo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Points
• Universal
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Universal is located in Vermillion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
• Weaver
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver

How Far From Whitcomb Heights 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 Whitcomb Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Terre Haute, which is the Seat of Vigo County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Whitcomb Heights 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 558 miles [898 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 6,291 miles [10,124.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,022 miles [11,300.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,901 miles [7,887.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'