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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 Bakers Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bakers Corner 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 Bakers Corner:
- 40.131003, -86.137447
- 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 Bakers Corner
- 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Bakers Corner is near Tipton County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tipton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Bakers Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bakers Corner ...
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.
- Big Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Clare
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clare is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Eagletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Federal Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Noblesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Riverwood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Saddle Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saddle Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
- Stevenson Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stevenson Mill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Mill
- Walnut Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Weaver Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Creek
- Weaver Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Woods
How Far From Bakers Corner 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 Bakers Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bakers Corner and extending to:
- Noblesville, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bakers Corner to Noblesville, with an average speed<3> 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 491 miles [790.2 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 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bakers Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bakers Corner 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 Bakers Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1310, Longitude: -86.1374 In this case, the coordinates for Bakers Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.464 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.973 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.352 degrees. |
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