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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bloomfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bloomfield and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bloomfield:
    • 40.511817, -84.974003
    • 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 Bloomfield
  • 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 Bloomfield ...

We found 51 communities that share the name Bloomfield.

There are two communities within Indiana that are also named Bloomfield.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another 49 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 49 communities, 46 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Indiana ...
    • Greene County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Greene County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Bloomfield.
    • Spencer County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Spencer County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spencer County community of Bloomfield.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison 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 Alabama community of Bloomfield [Madison County].
    • Arkansas
      • Benton County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Benton County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Bloomfield.
    • California
      • Sonoma County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,010 miles [3,234.8 km]<1> to the west of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Bloomfield.
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Hartford County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the east of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Bloomfield.
    • Florida
      • Lake 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 Florida community of Bloomfield [Lake County].
    • Illinois
      • Adams County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Adams County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the west of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Bloomfield.
      • Edgar County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Edgar County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the west southwest of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgar County community of Bloomfield.
      • Johnson County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Johnson County and lies 297 miles [478 km] to the southwest of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Bloomfield.
      • Scott County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Scott County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km] to the west of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Bloomfield.
    • Iowa
      • Davis County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Davis County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the west of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Bloomfield.
    • Kansas
      • Elk 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 Bloomfield [Elk County].
      • McPherson 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 Bloomfield [McPherson 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 Bloomfield [Montgomery County].
      • Phillips 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 Bloomfield [Phillips County].
    • Kentucky
      • Nelson County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Nelson County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the south of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Bloomfield.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Frederick County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the east of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Bloomfield.
      • Talbot County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Talbot County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km] to the east southeast of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Bloomfield.
    • Michigan
      • Oakland County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Oakland County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Bloomfield.
      • Tuscola 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 Michigan community of Bloomfield [Tuscola County].
    • Minnesota
      • Hennepin 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 Minnesota community of Bloomfield [Hennepin County].
    • Mississippi
      • Kemper County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Kemper County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kemper County community of Bloomfield.
      • Neshoba County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Neshoba County and lies 581 miles [935 km] to the south southwest of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of Bloomfield.
    • Missouri
      • Carroll County
      • Although located in Carroll County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Bloomfield.
      • Stoddard County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Stoddard County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stoddard County community of Bloomfield.
    • Montana
      • Dawson County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Dawson County and lies 1,095 miles [1,762.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawson County community of Bloomfield.
    • Nebraska
      • Knox County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Knox County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Bloomfield.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Bloomfield lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
    • New Jersey
      • Essex County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Essex County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the east of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Bloomfield.
      • Middlesex 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 New Jersey community of Bloomfield [Middlesex County].
    • New Mexico
      • San Juan County
      • This Bloomfield is located in San Juan County and lies 1,264 miles [2,034.2 km]<1> to the west of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Bloomfield.
    • New York
      • Ontario County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Ontario County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontario County community of Bloomfield.
      • Richmond County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Richmond County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km] to the east of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Bloomfield.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Bloomfield lies 1,612 miles [2,594.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
    • North Carolina
      • Iredell County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Iredell County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Bloomfield.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Bloomfield lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
    • Ohio
      • 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 Ohio community of Bloomfield [Jefferson County].
      • Morrow County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Morrow County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the east of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Bloomfield.
      • Muskingum County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Muskingum County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the east of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Bloomfield.
      • Washington County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Washington County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km] to the east southeast of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Bloomfield.
    • Oklahoma
      • Bloomfield #1
      • This community is historic<2> and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Bloomfield.
    • Ontario
      • This Bloomfield lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the east of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Bloomfield.
      • Crawford 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 Pennsylvania community of Bloomfield [Crawford County].
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Bloomfield lies 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
    • South Dakota
      • Spink County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Spink County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spink County community of Bloomfield.
    • Texas
      • Cooke County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Cooke County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooke County community of Bloomfield.
    • Vermont
      • Essex County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Essex County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Bloomfield.
    • Virginia
      • Loudoun County
      • This Bloomfield is located in Loudoun County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bloomfield that is located in Jay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Bloomfield.
    • Wisconsin
      • Walworth County
      • Although located in Walworth County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Bloomfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bloomfield ...

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.

  • Blaine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Blaine is located in Jay County
  • Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
    • Center is located in Jay County
  • Ceylon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ceylon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
    • Ceylon is located in Adams County
  • College Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Corner
    • College Corner is located in Jay County
  • Geneva
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Geneva is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <4>
  • Jay City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
    • Jay City is located in Jay County
  • Noble
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
    • Noble is located in Jay County
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Jay County
  • Pony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
    • Pony is located in Jay County
  • Trinity
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Trinity is located in Jay County

How Far From Bloomfield to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bloomfield to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Portland, which is the Seat of Jay County, lies just to the South.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Bloomfield to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5>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 435 miles [700.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,876 miles [11,065.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,754 miles [7,650.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Jay County: www.co.jay.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bloomfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bloomfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5118, Longitude: -84.9740    
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Bloomfield 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>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.
<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 Bloomfield 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 312.714 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.172 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.692 degrees.









 

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