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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 Clifford Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clifford Park 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 Clifford Park:
- 39.788931, -86.088041
- 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 Clifford Park
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Clifford Park is near Bartholomew County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bartholomew County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Clifford Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clifford Park ...
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.
- Crossroad Temple
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crossroad Temple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad Temple
- Crows Nest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Highwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highwoods is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwoods
- Indianapolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ivanhoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ivanhoe is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Mayflower Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mayflower Meadows is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Meadows
- North Crows Nest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Poplar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Rocky Ripple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Rosedale Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rosedale Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Hills
- Shooters Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shooters Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooters Hill
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sun Down
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Down is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Down
- Sunnyview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunnyview is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyview
- University Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- University Heights is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Willow Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Lakes is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lakes
How Far From Clifford Park 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 Clifford Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Clifford Park once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Clifford Park and extending to:
- Indianapolis, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 487 miles [783.8 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Clifford Park to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 28 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,224 miles [10,016.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,831 miles [7,774.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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> | 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 Clifford Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clifford Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Clifford Park 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 Clifford Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7889, Longitude: -86.0880 In this case, the coordinates for Clifford Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.432 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.887 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.427 degrees. |
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