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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 Wickliffe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wickliffe 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 Wickliffe:
- 38.368390, -86.641100
- 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 Wickliffe
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Wickliffe is near Orange County and also Dubois County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dubois 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 Wickliffe
Communities Also Named Wickliffe ...
We found six communities that are also named Wickliffe.
Within Indiana, the name Wickliffe is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Ballard County
- This Wickliffe is located in Ballard County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wickliffe that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ballard County community of Wickliffe.
- Louisiana
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- This Wickliffe is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wickliffe that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Wickliffe.
- Ohio
- Lake County
- This Wickliffe is located in Lake County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wickliffe that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Wickliffe.
- Mahoning County
- This Wickliffe is located in Mahoning County and lies 366 miles [589 km] to the east northeast of the Wickliffe that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Wickliffe.
- Oklahoma
- Mayes County
- This Wickliffe is located in Mayes County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wickliffe that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mayes County community of Wickliffe.
- Virginia
- Clarke County
- This Wickliffe is located in Clarke County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the east of the Wickliffe that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Wickliffe.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wickliffe ...
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.
- Bacon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bacon is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon
- Birdseye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- English
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ethel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Fargo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fargo is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Hillham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Mentor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mentor is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Riceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Schnellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Uniontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
How Far From Wickliffe 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 Wickliffe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wickliffe and extending to:
- English, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Wickliffe to English, with an average speed<3> 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 99 miles [159.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 519 miles [835.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,039 miles [11,328.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,916 miles [7,911.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wickliffe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Wickliffe 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 Wickliffe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3684, Longitude: -86.6411 In this case, the coordinates for Wickliffe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.77 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.073 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.071 degrees. |
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