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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 Bridlebourne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bridlebourne 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 Bridlebourne:
- 39.947222, -86.219444
- 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 Bridlebourne
- 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 Bridlebourne is near Boone County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Bridlebourne
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bridlebourne ...
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.
- Chesterton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chesterton is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterton
- Delaware Trails
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware Trails is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Trails
- Eagle Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Echo Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Echo Crest is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Crest
- Grandview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Home Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Home Place is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
- Kings Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kings Mill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Legendary Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Legendary Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legendary Hills
- Meridian Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Orchard Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Orchard Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Saddle Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saddle Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
- Spring Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hollow is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hollow
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Spring Mill Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Mill Woods is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Woods
- Stonegate
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stonegate is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Traders Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Williams Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Zionsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
How Far From Bridlebourne 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 Bridlebourne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bridlebourne and extending to:
- Noblesville, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bridlebourne to Noblesville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- 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 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,830 miles [7,773.1 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bridlebourne) 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 Bridlebourne 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 Bridlebourne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9472, Longitude: -86.2194 In this case, the coordinates for Bridlebourne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.517 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.006 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.443 degrees. |
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