Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Waitman:
  • 37.908107, -86.950827
  • 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 Waitman

• 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
  • Since Waitman is near Spencer County and also Daviess 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 Daviess 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 Waitman

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waitman ...

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.

• Africa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Africa is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
• Centerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Centerville is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Grandview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Grandview is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <1>
• Knottsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Knottsville is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
• Lake Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lake Mill is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mill
• Liberal
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Liberal is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
• Maxville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Maxville is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
• Patronville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Patronville is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patronville
• Rock Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
• Rockport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rockport is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <1>
• Silverdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Silverdale is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
• Spice Knob
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Spice Knob is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spice Knob

How Far From Waitman to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Waitman to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Hawesville, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Waitman to Hawesville, 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.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,073 miles [11,382.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,949 miles [7,964.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'