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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 Beanblossom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beanblossom 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 Beanblossom:
- 39.266927, -86.249350
- 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 Beanblossom
- 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Since Beanblossom is near Morgan County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Beanblossom
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beanblossom ...
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.
- Bear Wallow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Wallow is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Wallow
- Cornelius
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cornelius is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
- Fruitdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fruitdale is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Gatesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gatesville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Gnaw Bone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Helmsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Needmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Needmore is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Spearsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater Lake is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Lake
- Town Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Town Hill is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
How Far From Beanblossom to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Beanblossom to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Beanblossom and extending to:
- Nashville, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies just to the South.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Beanblossom to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 494 miles [795 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 6,255 miles [10,066.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,860 miles [7,821.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beanblossom) 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 Beanblossom 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 Beanblossom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2669, Longitude: -86.2494 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.533 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.928 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.649 degrees. |
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