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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 Cicero, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cicero 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 Cicero:
    • 40.124879, -86.024549
    • 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 Cicero
  • 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 Cicero is near Tipton County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tipton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Cicero

Communities Also Named Cicero ...

We found eight communities that are also named Cicero.

Within Indiana, the name Cicero is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Sacramento County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Cicero [Sacramento County].
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Cicero is located in Cook County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cicero that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Cicero.
    • Kansas
      • Sumner County
      • This Cicero is located in Sumner County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Cicero that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Cicero.
    • Kentucky
      • Woodford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Cicero [Woodford County].
    • New York
      • Onondaga County
      • This Cicero is located in Onondaga County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cicero that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Cicero.
    • Ohio
      • Defiance County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Cicero [Defiance County].
    • Washington
      • Snohomish County
      • This Cicero is located in Snohomish County and lies 1,848 miles [2,974.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cicero that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Cicero.
    • Wisconsin
      • Outagamie County
      • This Cicero is located in Outagamie County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Cicero that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Outagamie County community of Cicero.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cicero ...

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.

  • Aroma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Aroma is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
  • Clare
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Clare is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
  • Clarksville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Durbin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Durbin is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
  • Eagletown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
  • Federal Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Federal Hill is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
  • Fishersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Fishersburg is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
  • Indigo Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Indigo Lake is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Lake
  • Noblesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant View
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant View is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Riverwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverwood is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
  • Stevenson Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Stevenson Mill is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Mill
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Sweetbriar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Sweetbriar is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
    • Walnut Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Weaver Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Weaver Creek is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Creek
    • Weaver Woods
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Weaver Woods is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Woods
    • Winding Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Winding Creek is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek

How Far From Cicero 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 town such as Cicero to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Noblesville, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the South.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Cicero to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 486 miles [782.1 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 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,814 miles [7,747.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cicero, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cicero) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Cicero 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.
<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 Cicero 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 Cicero. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1249, Longitude: -86.0245       In this case, the coordinates for Cicero have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.391 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.889 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.301 degrees.