Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Semiway:
  • 37.473379, -87.241109
  • 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 Semiway

• 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 McLean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McLean County
  • Since Semiway is near Muhlenberg County and also Ohio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Muhlenberg County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio 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 Semiway

Curious and Interesting Names Near Semiway ...

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.

• Buttonsberry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Buttonsberry is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonsberry
• Glenville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Glenville is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
• Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Island is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island <1>
• Jewel City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
• Livermore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Livermore is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <1>
• Lynn City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
• Moorman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Moorman is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorman
• Point Pleasant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Point Pleasant is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Poplar Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Poplar Grove is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
• Poverty
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Poverty is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty
• Stringtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Stringtown is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

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

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

• Calhoun, which is the Seat of McLean County, lies just to the North.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Semiway to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 562 miles [904.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,380 miles [10,267.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,104 miles [11,432.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,980 miles [8,014.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'