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we pass this GPS location for Terre Haute:
40.439457, -93.234101
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We found five communities that share the name Terre Haute.
Within Missouri, the name Terre Haute is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Illinois
Henderson County
This Terre Haute is located in Henderson County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the east of the Terre Haute that is located in Putnam County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Terre Haute.
Indiana
Vigo County
This Terre Haute is located in Vigo County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the east of the Terre Haute that is located in Putnam County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vigo County community of Terre Haute.
Iowa
Decatur County
This Terre Haute is located in Decatur County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Terre Haute that is located in Putnam County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Terre Haute.
Louisiana
Saint John the Baptist Parish
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Terre Haute [Saint John the Baptist Parish].
Ohio
Champaign County
This Terre Haute is located in Champaign County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the east of the Terre Haute that is located in Putnam County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Terre Haute.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Terre Haute ...
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.
Blackbird ‑ Historic (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackbird have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Terre Haute to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Terre Haute and extending to:
Unionville, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Terre Haute to Unionville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 866 miles [1,393.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,201 miles [11,588.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,091 miles [8,193.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Terre Haute) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Terre Haute. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4395, Longitude: -93.2341 In this case, the coordinates for Terre Haute have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Terre Haute could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Terre Haute to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.179 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.422 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.718 degrees.