Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sorgho:
  • 37.753102, -87.247222
  • 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 Sorgho

• 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 Daviess County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Daviess County
  • Since Sorgho is near Spencer County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spencer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Sorgho

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sorgho ...

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.

• Bluff City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bluff City is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
• Curdsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Curdsville is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
• Delaware
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Delaware is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
• Elba
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Elba is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
• Enterprise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Enterprise is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Eureka
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Eureka is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Handyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Handyville is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handyville
• Panther
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Panther is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
• Patronville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Patronville is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patronville
• Reed
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Reed is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
• Stanley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Stanley is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <1>
• Tuck
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tuck is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck

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

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

• Owensboro, which is the Seat of Daviess County, lies just to the East.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Sorgho 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 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,366 miles [10,245.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,968 miles [7,995.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'