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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 Clinton Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clinton Falls 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 Clinton Falls:
- 39.719211, -86.963900
- 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 Clinton Falls
- 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Clinton Falls is near Parke County and also Clay 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 Clay 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 Clinton Falls
Communities Also Named Clinton Falls ...
We found one communities that are also named Clinton Falls.
Within Indiana, the name Clinton Falls is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Clinton Falls in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Steele County
- This Clinton Falls is located in Steele County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Clinton Falls that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steele County community of Clinton Falls.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clinton Falls ...
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.
- Brick Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brick Chapel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Chapel
- Carbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Carpentersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carpentersville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
- Ferndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Fox Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Ridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
- Greencastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Limedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Mechanicsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- New Discovery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Discovery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Discovery
- Pin Hook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pin Hook is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Pleasant Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Gardens is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gardens
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Raccoon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Raccoon is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Reelsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Smockville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smockville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smockville
- Snow Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Superior
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Superior is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Waveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Clinton Falls 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 Clinton Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clinton Falls and extending to:
- Greencastle, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Clinton Falls to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 533 miles [857.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,992 miles [11,252.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,870 miles [7,837.5 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- Clinton Falls) 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 Clinton Falls 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 Clinton Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7192, Longitude: -86.9639 In this case, the coordinates for Clinton Falls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.995 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.521 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.856 degrees. |
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