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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Adamsboro:
    • 40.784484, -86.266941
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Adamsboro
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Adamsboro ...

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.

  • Danes
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danes
    • Danes is located in Cass County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danes <2>
  • Hoover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
    • Hoover is located in Cass County
  • Leases Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leases Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Corner
    • Leases Corner is located in Cass County
  • Lewisburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Lewisburg is located in Cass County
  • Little Charlie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Charlie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Charlie
    • Little Charlie is located in Cass County
  • Mexico
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
    • Mexico is located in Miami County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <2>
  • Mount Pleasant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Cass County
  • Onward
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
    • Onward is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
  • Twelve Mile
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twelve Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
    • Twelve Mile is located in Cass County

How Far From Adamsboro to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Adamsboro and extending to:

  • Logansport, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Adamsboro to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 506 miles [814.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,917 miles [11,131.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,796 miles [7,718.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Adamsboro. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Adamsboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adamsboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7845, Longitude: -86.2669       In this case, the coordinates for Adamsboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Adamsboro to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.545 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.159 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.223 degrees.









 

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