To view a map of current highway and roadway American Recovery and Reinvestment Act infrastructure projects in Perry County, click here.
| Distance to Nearby Cities (from Tell City) | |||
City |
Miles |
Kilometers |
Drive Time (hours) |
Owensboro, KY |
31 |
53 |
0.5 |
Evansville, IN |
48 |
81 |
0.8 |
Louisville, KY |
74 |
124 |
1.2 |
Nashville, TN |
169 |
286 |
2.8 |
Cincinnati, OH |
178 |
300 |
2.9 |
Indianapolis, IN |
177 |
300 |
2.9 |
St. Louis, MO |
218 |
369 |
3.6 |
Chicago, IL |
364 |
586 |
6 |
Detroit, MI |
437 |
738 |
7.3 |
| Five cities with a metropolitan population of over one million are within three and one-half hours of Tell City | |||
Perry County provides access to a number of regional and major airports. The map above indicates the proximity of these airports.
The Perry County Municipal Airport which was recently expanded to 4,400 feet long by 75 feet wide, is ideally situated between two airports: the Louisville International Airport and the Evansville Regional Airport. Louisville International is the site of United Parcel Service’s global distribution hub. You can reach the Perry County Airport at 812-836-2697.
To zoom and explore the map below in detail, click here. The map can also be downloaded as a PDF file here.
Leaders in Indiana's logistics industry are hoping to step up efforts to increase the visibility of Indiana's waterways for shipping. Indiana currently ranks sixth in the country for US waterborne shipping and 13th for total international and domestic waterborne shipping. Experts say waterway commerce is more economical than rail and truck transportation. Read more...
A pair of trucks that will be used to take state-of-the-art, hands-on learning equipment to schools in southwest Indiana were recently unveiled at USI
The equipment is worth in excess of $300,000 and is self contained in 2 trucks available for loan to area schools. Read more...
Tell City Pretzel Co., located at 1315 Washington St. in Tell City, was recently acquired by Jasper residents Brad and Sandy Smith.
Tell City pretzels are returning and, true to tradition, they are hand twisted and baked the old-fashioned way. Read More...