Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Alliance, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alliance and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Alliance
- 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 Alliance:
- 40.033376, -85.649976
- 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 Alliance
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Alliance is near Henry County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Henry County
- eBird sighting report for Delaware 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Alliance ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Alliance.
There is one other community in Indiana which is also named Alliance.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 26 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Indiana ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Alliance is located in Jefferson County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<2> to the south of the Alliance that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Alliance.
- Macon County
- This Alliance is located in Macon County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km] to the south of the Alliance that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Alliance.
- Alberta
- This Alliance lies 1,500 miles [2,414 km]<2> to the northwest of the Alliance that is located in Madison County.
- California
- Florida
- Calhoun County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Alliance [Calhoun County].
- Jackson County
- This Alliance is located in Jackson County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<2> to the south of the Alliance that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Alliance.
- Georgia
- Decatur County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Alliance [Decatur County].
- Jasper County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Alliance [Jasper County].
- Kansas
- Barton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Alliance [Barton County].
- Ellis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Alliance [Ellis County].
- Ellsworth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Alliance [Ellsworth County].
- Neosho County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Alliance [Neosho County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Plaquemines Parish
- This Alliance is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Alliance that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of Alliance.
- Sabine Parish
- This Alliance is located in Sabine Parish and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km] to the southwest of the Alliance that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sabine Parish community of Alliance.
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ontario
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alliance ...
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.
- Bloomer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Crestlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Daleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daleville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Daleville is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daleville <5>
- Eastern Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastern Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
- Eastern Heights is located in Madison County
- Grandview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Hillcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Huntsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Madison County
- Irondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Madison County
- Mechanicsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicsburg is located in Henry County
- Woodlawn Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
How Far From Alliance 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 Alliance to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alliance and extending to:
- Anderson, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Alliance to Indianapolis, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 465 miles [748.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,196 miles [9,971.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alliance. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Alliance 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Alliance) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alliance. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0334, Longitude: -85.6500 In this case, the coordinates for Alliance have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alliance, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Alliance to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.151 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.601 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.152 degrees. |