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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 Cates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cates 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 Cates:
- 39.996706, -87.337790
- 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 Cates
- 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 Fountain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fountain County
- Since Cates is near Parke County and also Vermillion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Parke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vermillion 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 Cates
Communities Also Named Cates ...
We found two communities that are also named Cates.
Within Indiana, the name Cates is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Person County
- This Cates is located in Person County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cates that is located in Fountain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Person County community of Cates.
- Tennessee
- Lake County
- This Cates is located in Lake County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cates that is located in Fountain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Cates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cates ...
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.
- Centennial
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Centennial is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Coal Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Creek is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Eugene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Harveysburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Howard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Howard is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Kingman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perrysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silverwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silverwood is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood
- Steam Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Steam Corner is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Corner
How Far From Cates 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 Cates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cates and extending to:
- Covington, which is the Seat of Fountain County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cates to Covington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 554 miles [891.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,262 miles [10,077.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,995 miles [11,257.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,874 miles [7,843.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cates) 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 Cates 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 Cates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9967, Longitude: -87.3378 In this case, the coordinates for Cates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.239 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.84 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.956 degrees. |
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