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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 Carriage Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carriage Estates 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 Carriage Estates:
- 39.737543, -85.893869
- 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 Carriage Estates
- 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Since Carriage Estates is near Marion County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Carriage Estates
Communities Also Named Carriage Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named Carriage Estates.
Within Indiana, the name Carriage Estates is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- This Carriage Estates is located in Muscogee County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the south of the Carriage Estates that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Carriage Estates.
- New York
- Chemung County
- This Carriage Estates is located in Chemung County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Carriage Estates that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chemung County community of Carriage Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carriage Estates ...
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.
- Fountaintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Gem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Green Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Meadows is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Greenfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ivanhoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ivanhoe is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- London Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- London Heights is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Heights
- Mohawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Mount Comfort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Comfort is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Comfort
- Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Reedville Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reedville Station is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville Station
- Sugar Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sugar Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sun Down
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sun Down is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Down
- Willow Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willow Lakes is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lakes
How Far From Carriage Estates 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 Carriage Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carriage Estates and extending to:
- Greenfield, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Carriage Estates to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 476 miles [766 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 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,948 miles [11,181.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,825 miles [7,765.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Carriage Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Carriage Estates 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 Carriage Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7375, Longitude: -85.8939 In this case, the coordinates for Carriage Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.307 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.737 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.351 degrees. |
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