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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 Anthony, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Anthony 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 Anthony:
    • 40.277820, -85.436083
    • 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 Anthony
  • 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 Anthony ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Anthony.

Within Indiana, the name Anthony is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Hempstead 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 Arkansas community of Anthony [Hempstead County].
    • Florida
      • Marion County
      • This Anthony is located in Marion County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Anthony that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Anthony.
    • Georgia
      • McDuffie 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 Anthony [McDuffie County].
    • Kansas
      • Harper County
      • This Anthony is located in Harper County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Anthony that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harper County community of Anthony.
    • Maryland
      • Caroline County
      • This Anthony is located in Caroline County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<2> to the east of the Anthony that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Anthony.
    • Minnesota
      • Norman County
      • This Anthony is located in Norman County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Anthony that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norman County community of Anthony.
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Anthony.
    • New Jersey
      • Hunterdon County
      • This Anthony is located in Hunterdon County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<2> to the east of the Anthony that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Anthony.
    • New Mexico
      • Dona Ana County
      • This Anthony is located in Dona Ana County and lies 1,306 miles [2,101.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Anthony that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dona Ana County community of Anthony.
    • Ohio
      • Athens County
      • This Anthony is located in Athens County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Anthony that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Anthony.
    • Ontario
      • This Anthony lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Anthony that is located in Delaware County.
    • Rhode Island
      • Kent County
      • This Anthony is located in Kent County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Anthony that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Anthony.
    • Texas
      • El Paso County
      • This Anthony is located in El Paso County and lies 1,306 miles [2,101.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Anthony that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Anthony.
      • Fannin County
      • This Anthony is located in Fannin County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km] to the west southwest of the Anthony that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Anthony.
    • West Virginia
      • Greenbrier County
      • This Anthony is located in Greenbrier County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Anthony that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Anthony.
    • Wisconsin
      • Eau Claire 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 Wisconsin community of Anthony [Eau Claire County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Anthony ...

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.

  • Desoto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
    • Desoto is located in Delaware County
  • Drew
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drew have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
    • Drew is located in Delaware County
  • Liberty Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
    • Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
  • Moonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
    • Moonville is located in Madison County
  • Progress
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Progress is located in Delaware County
  • Reed Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Station
    • Reed Station is located in Delaware County
  • Shamrock Lakes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
    • Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Summitville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summitville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
    • Summitville is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
  • Woodland Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
    • Woodland Park is located in Delaware County

How Far From Anthony 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 community such as Anthony to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Anthony and extending to:

  • Muncie, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Anthony to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 456 miles [733.9 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 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,176 miles [9,939.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,905 miles [11,112.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.in.us/

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 Anthony 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Anthony) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anthony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2778, Longitude: -85.4361       In this case, the coordinates for Anthony 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 Anthony, 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 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 Anthony 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 313.012 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.478 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.98 degrees.









 

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