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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 College Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to College Corner 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 College Corner:
- 40.698653, -85.885542
- 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 College Corner
- 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 Wabash County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wabash County
- Since College Corner is near Miami County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 College Corner
Communities Also Named College Corner ...
We found four communities that are also named College Corner.
There are three communities within Indiana that are also named College Corner.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named College Corner in the United States.
- Communities Located In Indiana ...
- Jay County
- This College Corner is located in Jay County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the College Corner that is located in Wabash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jay County community of College Corner.
- Madison County
- This College Corner is located in Madison County and lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south of the College Corner that is located in Wabash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of College Corner.
- Wayne County
- This College Corner is located in Wayne County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the College Corner that is located in Wabash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of College Corner.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This College Corner is located in Butler County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the College Corner that is located in Wabash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of College Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near College Corner ...
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.
- Amboy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- America
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- America is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Converse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Erie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Erie is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Fox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fox is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Peru
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pioneer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pioneer is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Richvalley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Ridgeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeview is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Treaty
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Valley Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Valley Brook is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
How Far From College Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as College Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in College Corner and extending to:
- Wabash, which is the Seat of Wabash County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from College Corner to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 485 miles [780.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,173 miles [9,934.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,905 miles [11,112.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,784 miles [7,699.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- College Corner) 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 College Corner 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 College Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6987, Longitude: -85.8855 In this case, the coordinates for College Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.299 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.866 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.066 degrees. |
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