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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Alamo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alamo and the surrounding area.
- 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 Alamo:
- 39.983599, -87.055323
- 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 Alamo
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Alamo is near Parke County and also Fountain County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Parke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fountain 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 Alamo
Communities Also Named Alamo ...
We found twenty communities that are also named Alamo.
Within Indiana, the name Alamo is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Montgomery County
- This Alamo is located in Montgomery County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Alamo that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Alamo.
- British Columbia
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Alamo.
- California
- Contra Costa County
- This Alamo is located in Contra Costa County and lies 1,872 miles [3,012.7 km]<1> to the west of the Alamo that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Alamo.
- Colorado
- Huerfano County
- This Alamo is located in Huerfano County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the west of the Alamo that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huerfano County community of Alamo.
- Florida
- Gadsden County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Alamo [Gadsden County].
- Georgia
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Alamo [Montgomery County].
- Wheeler County
- This Alamo is located in Wheeler County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Alamo that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wheeler County community of Alamo.
- Kansas
- Stanton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Alamo [Stanton County].
- Kentucky
- Bell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Alamo [Bell County].
- Michigan
- Kalamazoo County
- This Alamo is located in Kalamazoo County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Alamo that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalamazoo County community of Alamo.
- Montana
- Beaverhead County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Alamo [Beaverhead County].
- Nevada
- Lincoln County
- This Alamo is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,519 miles [2,444.6 km]<1> to the west of the Alamo that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Alamo.
- New Mexico
- Guadalupe County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Alamo [Guadalupe County].
- Socorro County
- This Alamo is located in Socorro County and lies 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Alamo that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Socorro County community of Alamo.
- North Dakota
- Williams County
- This Alamo is located in Williams County and lies 1,001 miles [1,611 km]<1> to the northwest of the Alamo that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Alamo.
- Oklahoma
- Woods County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Alamo [Woods County].
- Tennessee
- Crockett County
- This Alamo is located in Crockett County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Alamo that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crockett County community of Alamo.
- Texas
- Cass County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Alamo [Cass County].
- Hidalgo County
- This Alamo is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,145 miles [1,842.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Alamo that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Alamo.
- Wyoming
- Big Horn County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Alamo [Big Horn County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alamo ...
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.
- Bethany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Centennial
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Centennial is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Deer Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Deer Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Mill
- Elmdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elmdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Hibernia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hibernia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Kingman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lapland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lapland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
- Marshall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Steam Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Steam Corner is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Corner
- Sycamore Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sycamore Ford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ford
- Waveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Alamo to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Alamo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alamo and extending to:
- Crawfordsville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Alamo to Crawfordsville, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 539 miles [867.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,252 miles [10,061.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,863 miles [7,826.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Alamo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Alamo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Alamo 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. |
| <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 Alamo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alamo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9836, Longitude: -87.0553 In this case, the coordinates for Alamo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.056 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.629 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.826 degrees. |
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