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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 Big Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Big Hill 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 Big Hill:
- 41.045320, -86.195832
- 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 Big Hill
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Big Hill is near Miami County and also Kosciusko County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kosciusko 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 Big Hill
Communities Also Named Big Hill ...
We found eight communities that are also named Big Hill.
Within Indiana, the name Big Hill is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Calhoun County
- This Big Hill is located in Calhoun County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Big Hill that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Big Hill.
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Big Hill [Jefferson County].
- Kansas
- Labette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Big Hill [Labette County].
- Montgomery 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 Big Hill [Montgomery County].
- Kentucky
- Jackson County
- This Big Hill is located in Jackson County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Big Hill that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Big Hill.
- Nova Scotia
- This Big Hill lies 1,319 miles [2,122.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Big Hill that is located in Fulton County.
- Texas
- Limestone County
- This Big Hill is located in Limestone County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Big Hill that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Big Hill.
- Virginia
- Washington County
- This Big Hill is located in Washington County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Big Hill that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Big Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Hill ...
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.
- Beaver Dam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Deedsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Grass Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Green Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Oak is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
- Guise Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Guise Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guise Park
- Lake Bruce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lake Bruce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bruce
- Macy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marshtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marshtown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshtown
- Old Tip Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Old Tip Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tip Town
- Twelve Mile
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- Walnut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
How Far From Big Hill 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 Big Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Big Hill and extending to:
- Rochester, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Big Hill to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 506 miles [814.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,169 miles [9,928 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,782 miles [7,695.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Big Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Big Hill 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Big Hill 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 Big Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0453, Longitude: -86.1958 In this case, the coordinates for Big Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.497 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.142 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.111 degrees. |
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